Guys
What are the choices to flight directly from BA to Lima or Bogota ?
Thanks.
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Guys
What are the choices to flight directly from BA to Lima or Bogota ?
Thanks.
LAN to Lima
David thanks.
What could be the approximative cost of a one way ticket ?
I just got a super deal on a roundtrip Lima-BA-Lima for under $300 including Peruvian taxes (around 20%). Go to the LAN site and check it out. But purchase in the States, on the net, not in S.A. and avoid the local taxes.
[url]http://www.lan.com/index.html[/url]
Better check with an expert (there are some on the forum)...like Jaimito, because it looks to me like a one way costs more than round trip. Good luck.
After weeks of trying, hours online, and numerous phone calls, finally I got my business class award ticket on United! And it’s not through any hidden SA city either, direct to EZE via IAD on the way down and ORD coming back. The catch, it is not until Jan 06. I probably will have 3 paid trips between now and this freebie. I’m staying at Sheraton Libartador next week for the first time. If I like the hotel, I’ll use my Starwood Points again for a free room there. Now only if I can find some free p***ies would make this an ultimate trip. :D
Looks like about $320 for RT LIM-EZE on LAN. Not bad for a 4 hour or so flight. It's too bad Gol doesn't fly there, or it would be half the price.
I didn't find anything cheaper, although I will say that many low price carriers aren't easily found on the internet. Direct is nice sometimes.
If you are tired of searching Expedia or specific airlines and punching in locations and dates like I was, then another possible option might be skyauction. Com. I recently bid and won a rount trip ticket form NYC to Buenos Aires for 605 US Dollars. I thought that was a pretty decent price because the airlines are charging around 900 US dollars from NYC these days. Although I happen to be a very skeptical person I am starting to believe I will get the tickets because they confirmed travel dates and gave me a ups tracking number. I will keep you informed and let everyone know how my SkyAcution experince ended.
[quote=MrNewYork]if you are tired of searching Expedia or specific airlines and punching in locations and dates like I was, then another possible option might be Skyauction.com. I recently bid and won a rount trip ticket form NYC to Buenos Aires for 605 US dollars. I thought that was a pretty decent price because the airlines are charging around 900 US dollars from NYC these days. Although I happen to be a very skeptical person I am starting to believe I will get the tickets because they confirmed travel dates and gave me a ups tracking number. I will keep you informed and let everyone know how my skyacution experince ended.[/QUOTE]That sounds like similar operations as Priceline and Hotwire. Were you notify the exact airline and flight numbers before purchasing? And is your ticket eligible to earn frequent flyer mileage? Priceline and Hotwire tickets usually are not eligible.
[QUOTE=Sportsman]That sounds like similar operations as Priceline and Hotwire. Were you notify the exact airline and flight numbers before purchasing? And is your ticket eligible to earn frequent flyer mileage? Priceline and Hotwire tickets usually are not eligible.[/QUOTE]Sportsman, I think it is very similar to those operations except that it's more of a horse and ass pony show run out of Madison ave in NYC. I found this [url]http://www.bbbnewyork.org/businessreports/Default.aspx?id=65816[/url] from a post on another form and it looks like they get a ton of complaints. Makes me wonder why I bid.
On a more promising note, the plane tickets were delivered in the mail today and they look real enough. There was also a note telling me to confirm with my airline 72 hours before departure in case of cancellations or delays. We will see if I ever make it to ba.
To answer your?'s I was notified during the auction that the winner would be flying on argentine aerolinas but not given flight number be / c the auction was for a trip "anytime from now till march 2006". The frequent flier mileage has not been determined yet, and I don't know how I am going to apply for it. There is a chance I might get some ff credit when I check in at the airport with my tickets or maybe I will get retro credit after the trip. Even though I've never flown argentine aerolinas before I just singed up for their program and I will try to get some miles and I will let you know what happend.
Peace out
When you buy these unbelievable low fares one of the things you give up is protection. When you buy a priceline ticket there is no "fare value" on the ticket, it says "bulk" in place of the fare. If nothing goes wrong no problem but if something bad happens, cancelled flight, broken airplane etc. Then the airline your traveling on can't really move you to another as your ticket has no value.
Rule 7 something D of the IATA agreements says that one the same day of travel AA can move you to another IATA member airline for the face value of your ticket. If your ticket has no face value (priceline, travelocity et al) then the contracted carrier has to reissue the ticket for the full Y fare. Since they sold that seat last year to priceline based on unused capacity for a couple hundred dollars they will not (unless I'm on the counter and you have SPECTACULAR hooters on display, none of you qualify) turn around and essentially buy a walkup fare for you. Have there been instances where people have been rebooked, yes. Can you count on it, no? Why? Because when you buy a priceline ticket on Delta, YOU are not a Delta customer, YOU are a PRICELINE customer, priceline is Delta's customer.
The terms and conditions that most people don't read stipulate that the contracted carrier is not obligated to rebook you on anything if your flight doesn't go REGARDLESS of the reason. The airline sold space to the Internet travel agency for that flight, that day, and nothing more. Again the long suffering over abused airline Joe (me) may choose to help you, but he (me) is not obligated to. (Hint people who fucking yell at me get pricelines fucking 800 number and I call the next person in line) Most Airlines will rebook you on their next available flight no problem. Sometimes that may be days later though. It's always a trade off price / flexibility.
Is all of this a big deal? Not really unless your in ATL, DFW, ORD, IAD, MIA, JFK and starting in November IAH and the gate agent says "sorry folks we have a small problem with the plane" then your sweating. None of you better ever say that nobody told you because Daddy just did. If you want to gamble that's fine, but don't b1tch when you flip a set and the other guys got a flush, you made the bet when you called it.
While I'm on my rant, the asshole (who may not be a member of this board) that was bitching to me about not knowing you need a visa for Brazil (I know this is Argentina but I'm on a roll) do you need somebody to tell you to wipe your ass after you take a shit as well. Jesus I can't fucking stand adults that refuse to be responsible for their own ignorance and refuse to educate themselves.
Hope this helps.
[QUOTE=Daddy Rulz]When you buy these unbelievable low fares one of the things you give up is protection. When you buy a priceline ticket there is no "fare value" on the ticket, it says "bulk" in place of the fare. If nothing goes wrong no problem but if something bad happens, cancelled flight, broken airplane etc. Then the airline your traveling on can't really move you to another as your ticket has no value.
Rule 7 something D of the IATA agreements says that one the same day of travel AA can move you to another IATA member airline for the face value of your ticket. If your ticket has no face value (priceline, travelocity et al) then the contracted carrier has to reissue the ticket for the full why fare. Since they sold that seat last year to priceline based on unused capacity for a couple hundred dollars they will not (unless I'm on the counter and you have SPECTACULAR hooters on display, none of you qualify) turn around and essentially buy a walkup fare for you. Have there been instances where people have been rebooked, yes. Can you count on it, no? Why? Because when you buy a priceline ticket on Delta, YOU are not a Delta customer, YOU are a PRICELINE customer, priceline is Delta's customer.
The terms and conditions that most people don't read stipulate that the contracted carrier is not obligated to rebook you on anything if your flight doesn't go REGARDLESS of the reason. The airline sold space to the Internet travel agency for that flight, that day, and nothing more. Again the long suffering over abused airline Joe (me) may choose to help you, but he (me) is not obligated to. (Hint people who fucking yell at me get pricelines fucking 800 number and I call the next person in line) Most Airlines will rebook you on their next available flight no problem. Sometimes that may be days later though. It's always a trade off price / flexibility.
Is all of this a big deal? Not really unless your in ATL, DFW, ORD, IAD, MIA, JFK and starting in November IAH and the gate agent says "sorry folks we have a small problem with the plane" then your sweating. None of you better ever say that nobody told you because Daddy just did. If you want to gamble that's fine, but don't b1tch when you flip a set and the other guys got a flush, you made the bet when you called it.
While I'm on my rant, the asshole (who may not be a member of this board) that was bitching to me about not knowing you need a visa for Brazil (I know this is Argentina but I'm on a roll) do you need somebody to tell you to wipe your ass after you take a shit as well. Jesus I can't fucking stand adults that refuse to be responsible for their own ignorance and refuse to educate themselves.
Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]Calm down, why all the hostility?
We all know low risk, low reward / loss. High risk, high reward / loss. As with most, if not all buisness adventures. You are right. These state your own price airfare deals are a gamble. But last week I bought 4 yankees tickets off ebay for 36 dollars including shipping, took a friend, and sold the remaining 2 tix for 40 dollars. So it looks like I'm the one on the roll so why should I stop throwing the dice now, daddy? Anyways, unless you are a lawyer no one will complain to you when things go wrong. In which case you get paid for doing acutual work.
I would agree not to use Priceline or Hotwire for airline tickets, in particular international tickets.
For hotel rooms they're great if you know you're going to be there. However, for air tickets, no knowing what times you're flying, in most cases no FF mileage and the problems if you need to change tickets FAR outweigh the slight savings.
You can find $600 tickets to BA from NYC pretty regularly. AA has sales there a lot. I would not credit any miles to a foreign carrier unless you know you will fly them often. See if they have a US partner, and credit them there. If your ticket is marked Bulk or such, you probably won't get miles anyway.
I often get the same dollar value in mileage from a trip as the ticket cost.
Just came back from a trip to NY that originated in Buenos Aires. BsAs - NY and return via Aerolineas Argentina. I arrived at NY pre-check in at JFK and the Arg attendant starts to go spastic because I'm a US passport flying to Argentina without proof of a return flight. Am I going to have to buy a ticket on the spot? Am I going to be able to make my flight? Anxiety rising!
Fortunately a nice and knowledgeable chica attendant tells him the rule is you can fly without a return as long as you have a credit card or cash proof that you can buy a return ticket if they turn you around and send you back in Argentina. I flash a credit card. She navigated him in his computer to some page that had the rule. End of crisis. On to baggage check in.
If you like staying in Argentina as long as possible when traveling I recommend Aerolineas Argentina. About $100 more than American Air, e. G. But friendly attendants, less of the imperial capitalist marketing, free wine with dinner, you travel with mostly Argentineans and economy seats were surprisingly comfortable / sleepable even if you don't luck out and get a row to yourself.
[QUOTE=MrNewYork]Calm down, why all the hostility?
But last week I bought 4 Yankees tickets off ebay for 36 dollars including shipping, took a friend, and sold the remaining 2 tix for 40 dollars. So it looks like I'm the one on the roll so why should I stop throwing the dice now, Daddy? Anyways, unless you are a lawyer no one will complain to you when things go wrong. In which case you get paid for doing actual work.[/QUOTE]Hmmm, international airline tickets v 4 tickets to see the Yanks play. Does the stadium often have mechanical problems forcing the cancelation of the game, and if it does are you frequently forced to pay for a hotel room you reserved but won't be using, not to mention the loss of a days vacation?
I'm not generaly a hostile person however people that scream amd swear at me because they chose to not inform themselves generaly piss me off. As far as "actual work" most days I'm tossing bags in 100 plus degree weather, not bitching, I enjoy my job, but I qualify for preforming work. It's usually not the Lawyers but the fat, overindulged gringas that do the screaming. My distaste for them has been amply documented in the "American Woman" section of the WSG.
The point I was trying to make is the Joe at the ticket counter is the one trying to help you, people abuse us on a daily basis (watch Airlines on A & E) we are empowered to do a lot of stuff but we are not required to. The old adage of bitching until you get the boss doesn't really work for my airline anymore, most days I have no supervisor present. Be the one smiling face in a long line of assholes and you may be the one that I rebook in first class on a compeating airline even though you have a Y ticket because that's all that's available. (I did that for a couple going to Australia for their honeymoon last week) Be another one of the assholes telling me I'm incompetant and your going to sue not only the airline but me personally and you will be going home to return in 3 or 4 days because that's the next available why space I have.
As always I remain your humble servant regarding the ins and outs of Airline travel.
Re Bacchus' post: I just returned from the US and to CYA I bought my next trip to Uruguay on the boat. When I boarded (Delta) in the US, I said, "I have proof of onward travel within 90 days." They didn't give a shit either way.
Boy are there a lot of fat cows of all ages and genders in the Atlanta airport, where I spent about 8 hours, twice.