By craig thomson (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 4:43 pm: |
Hey all....I'm a newbie on this board. Just decided on my 1st warm water dive location...Bonaire (after 250 British Columbia, Canada, dives).
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By gregg brewer (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #402) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 5:49 pm: |
did you look at flying to Aruba and then taking Bonaire Exel? There are usually a lot more carriers flying from all over NA to Aruba.
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By C Poteet (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #171) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 8:05 pm: |
Craig -
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By craig thomson (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 9:55 pm: |
Thanks everyone....
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By seb schulherr (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1134) on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 10:02 pm: |
We used AA from NYC to SJU and then on to BON twice this year with no problems, and at least once last year.
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By Susan Taft (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #272) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 7:36 am: |
Our trips to Bonaire have always been on AA since they started flying there (we were glad to not have to do ALM from Curacao anymore!)and other than the early morning departure from Bonaire have no issues with the flight. You do need to know that from SJ to BON (and back) it is a small plane. Customs back through SJ can sometimes take awhile so make sure that you have time between flights. And don't plan on finding decent food in the SJ airport! Other than that I would say go for the Miami-SJ-Bon route.
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By herman mowery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #249) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 9:36 am: |
I am well aware of the old ALM troubles BUT I have to defend DCA here. There is a flight from Miami to Bonaire (via Curacao) We have taken that flight the last 2 years and so far it has been good. The only delays were about 20 mins due to having to fly around bad weather. I saw the T-storms in the distance so I have to believe them. All of our bags have arrived on time and intact. If you have to fly out of Miami, they may be worth a try. For what it's worth, I have not seen anyone trashing the Mia/Bon flight here over the last 2 years.. To be totally honest, I am still gun shy of them but so far so good. The flight schedules are much better than the AA also. I would be very interested if anyone else has has good or bad experiences with them over the last year or so. It's getting close to time to start planning 04.
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By craig thomson (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #3) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 1:27 pm: |
Thanks everyone !!
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By David F Pascoe (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #7) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 12:22 am: |
Craig we do this trip about every 6 weeks.... SJU is your entry to the US... you will need to clear immigration.. opens only at 8.00am pickup chk luggage and clear customs... before MIA. 1 hour the legal connection is marginal... it all depends on the baggage thru put at SJU and NEVER trust the carousel signs!! ALWAYS keep an eye on anything that moves... it just might be yours. We are always carting stuf down but the return is always carry on for this reason. The connections to JFK are scheduled to change and not for the better the end of Jan.. Fore warned is .. did I mention security.. yes you have to clear that too after clearing customs and rescanning the bags. I am not sure if this is good or bad but... it is the ONLY place in the entire world where the scanners are set sensitive enough to catch a Titanium dive watch!!! There are invariably queues and if anything catches their interest close to rectal exams ensue. Having said that as long as the seat belts are always tight... only FL20 and the are always those nice big fluffies out there... AA has always been very good to us.
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By craig thomson (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 4:05 am: |
David...
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By David F Pascoe (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #8) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 10:03 am: |
craig
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By craig thomson (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #5) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 12:33 pm: |
Thanks David....
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By LEONA HABA (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 5:00 pm: |
Hello all...I've gotten a plethora of info from this great site! My husband and I will be arriving on Bonaire this Sunday and we are SO excited. We are flying AA from Chicago to Bonaire and of course it stops in San Juan. Do we have to handle our luggage in San Juan or does AA deal with it? I am getting lazy in my old age. Also, can someone recommend some breakfast joints in Bonaire? Thanks!
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By Linda Richter - NetTech (Moderator - Post #1591) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 5:34 pm: |
AA handles the luggage all the way down to Bonaire. On the way back is another story. You pick up your checked bags to go through customs and drop them off again before continuing on through security to your gate. They have carts for a fee in this area.
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By Kate Hickson (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #176) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 2:21 pm: |
Leona-
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