Airlines

[QUOTE=Daddy Rulz]I wonder what they are after taxes and fuel charges.[/QUOTE]And the first bag fee. And the second bag fee. And the cubside checkin fee. And the takeoff and landing fee. And the 9/11 security fee. And the pillow fee. And the blanket fee. And the window seat fee. And the economy plus fee. And the dinner fee. And the lunch fee. And the breakfast fee. And the toilet fee. And the enema fee. And the "extra fee so we won't lose your luggage" fee.

(Those last three not yet charged, but doubtless coming.)

Fuck all the airlines except Southwest, which has none of these things.

[QUOTE=Hunt99]And the first bag fee. And the second bag fee. And the cubside checkin fee. And the takeoff and landing fee. And the 9/11 security fee. And the pillow fee. And the blanket fee. And the window seat fee. And the economy plus fee. And the dinner fee. And the lunch fee. And the breakfast fee. And the toilet fee. And the enema fee. And the "extra fee so we won't lose your luggage" fee.

(Those last three not yet charged, but doubtless coming.

Fuck all the airlines except Southwest, which has none of these things.[/QUOTE]Hi Hunt,

You forgot the "Emotional Outburst" fee, which is imposed whenever a passenger vocally protests the other fees.

Thanks,

Jackson

Mongers-

I think the time has come to accept that traveling on any US-based airline (in economy class) has become the equivalent of taking a flying Greyhound bus. You get on, you suffer the entire trip, and you arrive at the destination hungry, tired, pissed off, and delayed.

Suerte,

Rock Harders

[QUOTE=Rock Harders]Mongers-

I think the time has come to accept that traveling on any US-based airline (in economy class) has become the equivalent of taking a flying Greyhound bus. You get on, you suffer the entire trip, and you arrive at the destination hungry, tired, pissed off, and delayed.

Suerte,

Rock Harders[/QUOTE]As a 7 year veteran of a legacy carrier I swear to you that time has long passed for the Airlines themselves. You are less than a number. I fucking HATED the traveling public, it came after years of being cursed and abused about circumstances beyond my control. Yes dickweed there really is a delay. If I could put you on the airplane you see sitting out there and get you out of my face believe me I would.

Sometime over a coffee ask me about Kangaroo Island and the assholes bag.

My friend was assistant manager of the Durango, Colorado airport. A Mexican gentleman who spoke no English got off the plane, thinking he was in Durango, Mexico. My friend is customer service oriented and also understands the difference between marginal cost and absorption cost so he immediately poor the nice, befuddled gentleman on a (sparsely loaded) plane to Durango, Mexico. He felt this was a good solution to a potentially serious business problem.

This act of kindness and customer service, which cost very little on a marginal basis (fuel was a dollar gallon then) earned him a week's suspension without pay and a reprimand that stayed in his personnel file for a year.

[QUOTE=Dickhead]My friend was assistant manager of the Durango, Colorado airport. A Mexican gentleman who spoke no English got off the plane, thinking he was in Durango, Mexico. My friend is customer service oriented and also understands the difference between marginal cost and absorption cost so he immediately poor the nice, befuddled gentleman on a (sparsely loaded) plane to Durango, Mexico. He felt this was a good solution to a potentially serious business problem.

This act of kindness and customer service, which cost very little on a marginal basis (fuel was a dollar gallon then) earned him a week's suspension without pay and a reprimand that stayed in his personnel file for a year.[/QUOTE]I had the same thing happen to me twice, once a lady who spoke no English from the Philippines visiting her sister who she hadn't seen for 20 years was lost in Austin. I took time to dial the 800 babel number (an amazing device, it connects you to speakers of damn near every language on earth) and had them call the airport and make an announcement over the PA directing the lost none english speaking sister to our counter. I got my ass reamed for "wasting" time.

The other time was a diverted flight, LAX to IAD. Diverted to Harrisburg due to weather, this old Polish guy thinking he was in DC got off the plane and missed it when it took off. I was going to put him on the next flight, my boss made him pay.

Didn't take me long to figure out the corporate culture.

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I checked out flights from BA to Miami recently for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Direct flights back and forth on LAN-$1,200 during Thanksgiving and $1,700 during Christmas. I couldn't find anything cheaper for a direct round trip. Plus, I think LAN is far and away the best option service wise. But, a hell alot of money compared to 2-3 years ago.

LAN is posting a flight RT for 735 US from Miami to BA non-stop.

The cheapest it has been in a long time.

All fees included. (Possibly you have to pay to get the ticket.

[QUOTE=Snowbird]LAN is posting a flight RT for 735 US from Miami to BA non-stop.

The cheapest it has been in a long time.

All fees included. (Possibly you have to pay to get the ticket.[/QUOTE]Not a bad price, though to get the cheapest fares, you usually you have to connect through Chile as the non-stop flights are more expensive.

Aerolineas Argentinas has some non-stop Miami to Buenos Aires fares for $800 including tax.

Just found this deal on priceline as of this morning, Sept. 10, Miami to EZE for 374 bucks. (MIA-SJO-LMN-EZE-LMN-SJO-MIA) during the month of Oct. Mon thru Wed for best fare.

What is the total time. Sounds like a long flight to me. Is it worth the hours for you?

If you are going to stay in B. A. For a long time, then it can be bearably.

[QUOTE=Fhm100]Just found this deal on priceline as of this morning, Sept. 10, Miami to EZE for 374 bucks. (MIA-SJO-LMN-EZE-LMN-SJO-MIA) during the month of Oct. Mon thru Wed for best fare.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Fhm100]Just found this deal on priceline as of this morning, Sept. 10, Miami to EZE for 374 bucks. (MIA-SJO-LMN-EZE-LMN-SJO-MIA) during the month of Oct. Mon thru Wed for best fare.[/QUOTE]I looked into it. It shows up in Cheaptickets and Orbitz. $379 (all in) on TACA, 19 hours total with 2 connections. But it is not bookable, keep coming back saying "Because flight availability can change rapidly based on traveler demand, the flight you selected is no longer available. Please make another selection."

Too good to be true.

[QUOTE=Sportsman]I looked into it. It shows up in Cheaptickets and Orbitz. $379 (all in) on TACA, 19 hours total with 2 connections. But it is not bookable, keep coming back saying "Because flight availability can change rapidly based on traveler demand, the flight you selected is no longer available. Please make another selection."

Too good to be true.[/QUOTE]Sportsman,

I enjoyed your immediate action!:-)

BTW, you in anytime in this month or next? lets meet up for a drink..am sure we will have many stories to share.

Cheers

I have my favorite exit row seats on 777's with 10 feet of leg room. I could have saved $150 and flown Aerolinas. It's worth the money for the reliability.

[QUOTE=Miami Bob]I have my favorite exit row seats on 777's with 10 feet of leg room. I could have saved $150 and flown aeolinas. It's worth the money for the reliability.[/QUOTE]Aerolineas Argentina is a joke. I would not put my dog on one of there planes.

I really have to wonder how some of these airlines are paying for and getting aircraft parts. For those of you that don't know every screw, nut and washer is fully traceable to where it was dug out of the ground. There are none to very little recycled metals on a plane. For instance one screw can cost 3U$D. How the hell are they paying for big overhauls on a 747?

I am betting a dollar that the reason there are so many planes parked at Eze is that they are missing parts. Its called cannibalization. Rob a part from one plane to fix another. Its very common in the US military, US airlines and even the Iranian airforce how do your think they keep the f-14's flying. We don't fly them any more but they do.

Granted most 747 overhauls / d checks are done in asia due to the cost in man hours.

I am guessing you have some bolts on those planes that they picked up at the local Ferritaria.

Delta will be adding a direct flight from JFK to EZE soon (the flight is still pending government approval). I priced an R/T for Jan. 09 for $766.80 all in. I normally fly United. But to fly out of my normal home airport costs over $300 more, I might have to jump ship for this one.

United flight from JFK to EZE connecting at IAD is about $900. But I'll have to take the 2:20 pm flight JFK to IAD to be safe. That's too early for me. There is a 7:00 pm flight from JFK to IAD, but that only has less than an hour layover before the IAD to EZE flight. I'm not willing to take that chance with United Express.

AA direct from JFK to EZE is about $877 for the same period.

While surfing on the web, I hit upon a interesting website by the name of.

"skyauction.com"

I recommend everyone to have a look at it. It is basically like ebay, where you bid and if you win, you end up getting the low fare as quoted by you & affordable to you.

I saw some deals for various countries of South America/Argentina as well.

This site is mainly catering for fliers departing from North America.

Hope this is helpful in saving some valuable dollars in the hard economic times.

Cheers

I have seen their website before. I'm not sure how good their prices are. If anyone has used them before, perhaps you can share your experience. I heard it may be difficult to make itinerary changes once you book your flights and there may be layovers.

I used vayama and they had pretty decent prices.

[QUOTE=Captain]While surfing on the web, I hit upon a interesting website by the name of.

"skyauction. Com"

I recommend everyone to have a look at it. It is basically like ebay, where you bid and if you win, you end up getting the low fare as quoted by you & affordable to you.

I saw some deals for various countries of South America / Argentina as well.

This site is mainly catering for fliers departing from North America.

Hope this is helpful in saving some valuable dollars in the hard economic times.

Cheers[/QUOTE]

Captain just said he came across that site while surfing, not that he had used it. Ask him for the location of the closest transitorio to Catto's and he'll tell you there's one somewhere in Palermo. Not always the most helpful poster.

Although Captain has not used the skyauction website, I think his post is still useful. It does provide forum members another option in searching for low cost airfare, just as there are posts on new privados that has not necessarily been visited by the posting member.

I added my previous comment about people having problems when they booked a flight using skyauction and not being able to change their schedule just as a precaution in case people need flexibility in their travel arrangements.

I fly Delta a lot and their food, which was always bad, has gotten worse. I suggest bringing snacks if you can. However the international flights I've taken recently don't allow water or other drinks brought aboard, but the domestic routes do. Is there any logic in this? I couldn't take water from BA to Atl, but I could take Starbucks from Atl to Columbus.

Sorry to hear of your bad experience with Delta. It's too bad that airlines are trying to cut corners leading to plunging customer satisfaction.

I thought that on most airlines, you could take drinks on board that's been purchased after you;ve passed through security - are the rules different for international routes?

[QUOTE=Msch912]I fly Delta a lot and their food, which was always bad, has gotten worse. I suggest bringing snacks if you can. However the international flights I've taken recently don't allow water or other drinks brought aboard, but the domestic routes do. Is there any logic in this? I couldn't take water from BA to Atl, but I could take Starbucks from Atl to Columbus.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Msch912]I fly Delta a lot and their food, which was always bad, has gotten worse. I suggest bringing snacks if you can. However the international flights I've taken recently don't allow water or other drinks brought aboard, but the domestic routes do. Is there any logic in this? I couldn't take water from BA to Atl, but I could take Starbucks from Atl to Columbus.[/QUOTE]I had the same problem last time. I wasn't allowed to take the 7-up can I bought (at a ridiculous price at the airport) into the airplane from BA to CHI. An airport purchased drink has not been a problem before for either domestic or international flights. It seemed like a BA specific rule.

Looks like the flight attendant skipped my bag over to the sea port in Paraguay. Later on I moved inwards into a deep deep Lan Peru.

I fly a lot, internationally.

Use a stainless water bottle that I take through security then fill it up at a water fountain once through.

I have flown out of BA twice in the past year doing this, never a problem.

Once flying into the US I had to drink all of my water before doing the security check again. I stood off to the side and drank it in front of the TSA goon. Afterward he said thanks and escorted me to the front of the line.

[QUOTE=Gipse]I had the same problem last time. I wasn't allowed to take the 7-up can I bought (at a ridiculous price at the airport) into the airplane from BA to CHI. An airport purchased drink has not been a problem before for either domestic or international flights. It seemed like a BA specific rule.[/QUOTE]I know at least flights from San Jose, Costa Rica and Sao Paulo to the US have open bag search at the gate also. No liquid and gel over 3 oz allowed.

[QUOTE=Msch912]I fly Delta a lot and their food, which was always bad, has gotten worse. I suggest bringing snacks if you can. However the international flights I've taken recently don't allow water or other drinks brought aboard, but the domestic routes do. Is there any logic in this? I couldn't take water from BA to Atl, but I could take Starbucks from Atl to Columbus.[/QUOTE]Almost every wide bodied plane has a potable water dispenser on it. Usually to the back of the plane, near the rear galley. On Boeing planes almost always on the port side. Take an empty plastic bottle on board and fill as needed. The water will come out looking cloudy but that's only because it's aerated, as soon as the bubble settle out it will be clear. We only fill them from the finest sewers.

I would drink the water in Tijuana before I would imbibe water from the tank on an airplane.

The cleaning schedule is rather weak.

[QUOTE=Gato Hunter]I would drink the water in Tijuana before I would imbibe water from the tank on an airplane.

The cleaning schedule is rather weak.[/QUOTE]I have been drinking the water on planes for years. Once you get past the blue coloring it's not so bad.

[QUOTE=Daddy Rulz]I have been drinking the water on planes for years. Once you get past the blue coloring it's not so bad.[/QUOTE]ROTFLMO.

Made me think of one of the Chevy Chase National Lampoon Vacation films where he joins the mile high club and steps in the blue water.

Book by: November 17

Depart by: Select days in December.

LAN Airlines is celebrating the holidays with a roundtrip fare sale to South America. Fly from Miami or Los Angeles during specific departure dates this December to enjoy discounted ticket prices.

Depart between December 8-16th for the roundtrip fares listed below.

Los Angeles to Lima, Peru. $669 (Depart prior to Dec. 13th)

Los Angeles to Buenos Aires, Argentina. $899

Los Angeles to Santiago, Chile. $1,099

Miami to Buenos Aires, Argentina. $899

Miami to Santiago, Chile. $999

I think that we should each think of the name to give to this airline - Air Madahos?

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Has anyone else noticed that Delta's mileage program really sucks, at least for going to BsAs?

The cheapest award is now 60k miles and there is extremely limited availability even for a trip 4 months out. Horrible connections on top that.

On American the cost is only 40k miles and you basically choose any date you want. Straight through Dallas or Miami with <2 hour layover.

I wish I hadn't chosen Delta as a primary carrier a few years ago. I used to think it was one of the better US based airlines.

AVOID!!! ;)

So far, That I know AA has been for the last 3 years always 40 thousands miles, and that is with 2 Stops. Say Chile or Brazil, then Argentina or Vise Versa.

That is in the off season, which is around the end of there summer. Who would want to be in B.A. in their summer? Humidity no way for me.

The best whether starts at the end of February. Just in time for Ramiro's Birthday. Well almost I missed it by a week.

Anybody know when Jackson Birthday is?

[QUOTE=Moore]Has anyone else noticed that Delta's mileage program really sucks, at least for going to BsAs?

The cheapest award is now 60k miles and there is extremely limited availability even for a trip 4 months out. Horrible connections on top that.

On American the cost is only 40k miles and you basically choose any date you want. Straight through Dallas or Miami with <2 hour layover.

I wish I hadn't chosen Delta as a primary carrier a few years ago. I used to think it was one of the better US based airlines.

AVOID!;)[/QUOTE]