Airlines

[QUOTE=Artisttyp]I saw the wildest thing on my return flight to sex prison. Some older woman got into it with the flight crew and they wound up putting her in plastic handcuffs and *almost hog tying her in the kitchenette.

She totally flipped out.

It happend way too early in the flight to have a a buzz going. Too bad.

I've never seen that before. Once the plane landed at jfk the cops came on and escorted her off.[/QUOTE]They had to do that to Exon once after they told him that they didn't have any Beefeaters on board.

[QUOTE=Jackson]They had to do that to Exon once after they told him that they didn't have any Beefeaters on board.[/QUOTE]CockSucker.

Exon

The price for a round trip from LAX or MIA to EXE is now $287 with all taxes and fees included.

[QUOTE=JustGotBack]The price for a round trip from LAX or MIA to EXE is now $287 with all taxes and fees included.[/QUOTE]So is from JFK. Bookable on [url]www.cheaptickets.com[/url]

This is amazing. Too bad I can't fit it to my schedule now.

In the last few years and never saw anything that entertaining. I did try to get one of the stewardesses to put one of those plastic handcuffs around my Johnson and boys (like a c-ring) but she declined.

[QUOTE=Artisttyp]I saw the wildest thing on my return flight to sex prison. Some older woman got into it with the flight crew and they wound up putting her in plastic handcuffs and *almost hog tying her in the kitchenette.

She totally flipped out.

It happend way too early in the flight to have a a buzz going. Too bad.

I've never seen that before. Once the plane landed at jfk the cops came on and escorted her off.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Sportsman]So is from JFK. Bookable on [url]www.cheaptickets.com[/url]

This is amazing. Too bad I can't fit it to my schedule now.[/QUOTE]I would book on MX directly. CT is too unreliable. The swine flu is taking it's toll.

I just got off the phone with AA. I asked if I could buy an open ticket good for one year. The answer was yes but from NYC to LIMA the price would be over US$3000. I believe you would have to also pay a change fee everytime you changed it.

Once again there is the issue of getting somewhere and shaking the return ticket off you. Airlines will not sell you a one way ticket at least not from america on an american passport. Am I wrong?

If I entered a country by bus I would avoid this but I would need to get there first. If I bought a RT ticket on an airlines then didn't show up for my flight that is a security risk.

The other thing I could do is buy a return ticket to the states for xmas or thanksgiving and keep changing them? I am getting confused sorry. I just don't see how you finally shake the airlines off you while living on a tourist visa.

I would like to go to Miami or San Diego every 6 months to shop or do other errands. I could buy tickets to those places for 6 month segments.

Thank you for the help.

In most countries, buying tickets with longer expirations is costly. Doing a quick search for cheapest RT, I find $489 from NYC-LIM for 3 months, $569 for $6 months and $609 for 11 months.

This is actually pretty cheap compared to other fares. You'd be better off booking an award ticket if you need some sort of legal "out".

You can go to aa. Com and pick out an award itinerary (if you have an AA account) You could just print out the summary of the flights, and that would probably be fine for most customs people. AA has many 30k coach awards, so they're one of the best values out there. You can earn 30k AA miles by getting a credit card, and spending $750, I think. I've earned almost 200k AA miles this year, and have yet to get on a AA flight.

AA also have some nice options for awards by mileage. You could do some stopovers for not much extra mileage. I'm not an expert on the AA award system, so you might want to peruse flyertalk. Com a bit to make sure it's working for what award you'd want to do.

[QUOTE=Jaimito Cartero]In most countries, buying tickets with longer expirations is costly. Doing a quick search for cheapest RT, I find $489 from NYC-LIM for 3 months, $569 for $6 months and $609 for 11 months.

This is actually pretty cheap compared to other fares. You'd be better off booking an award ticket if you need some sort of legal "out".

You can go to aa. Com and pick out an award itinerary (if you have an AA account) You could just print out the summary of the flights, and that would probably be fine for most customs people. AA has many 30k coach awards, so they're one of the best values out there. You can earn 30k AA miles by getting a credit card, and spending $750, I think. I've earned almost 200k AA miles this year, and have yet to get on a AA flight.

AA also have some nice options for awards by mileage. You could do some stopovers for not much extra mileage. I'm not an expert on the AA award system, so you might want to peruse flyertalk. Com a bit to make sure it's working for what award you'd want to do.[/QUOTE]I appreciate the response and you have some good thoughts but there is still a grey area:

Lets say I want to start my new life in lima from Jan. 2010 until the end of march 2010. I buy a rountrip ticket on AA returning in three months (they won't sell me one way). My three month period ends and I want to move onto colombia. As far as AA goes I am scheduled to return back with them and if I don't show up for my flight that is a security risk.

*** Has anyone not shown up for a return flight and A walled? What happens? Peru won't give a shit as long as I take care of the immigration officer but what about AA? They would have one passenger A walled.

Obviously there are regulations in place to deter people from doing this. This is called immigration control. However on the other end there are people who live like this.

********* I meet people who say they have lived in buenos aires for x number of years on a tourist visa but how did they get the airline monkey off their back?

The lady I talked to at AA also told me that it would be difficult to buy a return ticket to america (for xmas) in a foreign country without being legit. This all makes sense but I know there is a way around it. What is it?

I see the airlines as one issue and the local government as a completely seperate issue.

You're putting way too much thought into this. In most cases, you just need an onward ticket. If asked, say you're taking a bus somewhere. You *can* buy one way tickets, they're just expensive. AA has one way award tickets which may fit your plans better.

Unless you look like a real dirtbag, they're probably not going to give a shit.

[QUOTE=Jaimito Cartero]You're putting way too much thought into this. In most cases, you just need an onward ticket. [/QUOTE]Not to drag it on but "yes" the onward ticket is my issue. I would have an onward ticket that I wouldn't plan on using. Do I buy it and just not show up for that flight? Does anybody try to locate you?

There is still a grey area.

Thank you for your effort.

[QUOTE=Artisttyp]Not to drag it on but "yes" the onward ticket is my issue. I would have an onward ticket that I wouldn't plan on using. Do I buy it and just not show up for that flight? Does anybody try to locate you?

There is still a grey area.

Thank you for your effort.[/QUOTE]Unless you've committed some crime, it's doubtful they're going to look for you. If you buy a RT, and only use half, technically they could come back and try to bill you the one way rate. This really doesn't happen, though, unless you do it repeatedly and the RPU of the airline comes after you. I've thrown away 10 segments in the last 3 years, and never had a problem.

What I would do is buy the ticket out far enough in advance that you might use it. Book a 6 month ticket, and see how it works out. If you had garnered some AA frequent flyer miles, you'd be in much better shape. Much easier to use, and some even allow you to change the return for free (for all members) I think AA is fairly liberal in some changes, but haven't ticketed any recently.

If you think that half the countries you visit even know anything about you, you're wrong. That's how the guys stay perpetual tourists. They take a run on Buquebus every few months, or sometimes even overstay and just pay the fine.

[QUOTE=Jaimito Cartero]Unless you've committed some crime, it's doubtful they're going to look for you. If you buy a RT, and only use half, technically they could come back and try to bill you the one way rate. This really doesn't happen, though, unless you do it repeatedly and the RPU of the airline comes after you. I've thrown away 10 segments in the last 3 years, and never had a problem.

What I would do is buy the ticket out far enough in advance that you might use it. Book a 6 month ticket, and see how it works out. If you had garnered some AA frequent flyer miles, you'd be in much better shape. Much easier to use, and some even allow you to change the return for free (for all members) I think AA is fairly liberal in some changes, but haven't ticketed any recently.

If you think that half the countries you visit even know anything about you, you're wrong. That's how the guys stay perpetual tourists. They take a run on Buquebus every few months, or sometimes even overstay and just pay the fine.[/QUOTE]This is more of what I was looking for. Just curious why would *you throw away a segment? I assume it made your flight cheaper.

Oddly enough the same 1 year $3000 open ticket on AA was equal in price to the 6 month open ticket. They must charge those prices exactly for this reason.

I like the " no show " routine but I wouldn't want to be on any airlines blacklist. I would try it once though.

[QUOTE=Artisttyp]This is more of what I was looking for. Just curious why would *you throw away a segment? I assume it made your flight cheaper.

Oddly enough the same 1 year $3000 open ticket on AA was equal in price to the 6 month open ticket. They must charge those prices exactly for this reason.

I like the " no show " routine but I wouldn't want to be on any airlines blacklist. I would try it once though.[/QUOTE]Sometimes a flight is much cheaper, say LAX-JFK-XXX, than LAX-JFK. You want to go to JFK, but don't want to pay $500. The connecting flight is only $150. You just get off in JFK. This only works on one way travel, though.

You would be much better off finding someone who has AA miles and would be willing to book a one way ticket for you. AA miles are worth 2-2 1/2 cents per mile, so a one way would be $300-$375 plus taxes and whatever booking fees you need.

You still might be better booking a flight far in advance for the return that you might use.

You can get a crappy Spirit Air one way ticket for $319 with a stop in FL. Or a CO direct flight for $447 from EWR. (Checking September dates) CO has a RT for about $505, for a 6 month stay.