By Tony Paugoulatos (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #144) on Monday, August 2, 2004 - 3:45 pm: |
I just found out that American Eagle has again changed the days it flies to and from Bonaire and San Juan..This will probably have an effect on anyone with reservations in early 2005 so it wouldn't hurt to check if you do. New schedule will be SJU to BON on Tues., Fri., and Sat. Bon to SJU on Wed., Sat., and Sun. Hope this helps..
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By gregg brewer (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #574) on Monday, August 2, 2004 - 5:29 pm: |
yep! just found out today also...been on the phone with AA to get my refund from the original change...after their last change, I rebooked my trip thru Aruba on USAir and had not requested the refund on the AA ticket...as soon as I heard about the change today, I contacted AA to get my refund...their initial claim was that the flight that was cancelled is now going to fly on the scheduled date and therefore they should not have to refund my $$. It cost me about $400 to resolve the first cancellation by re-booking on USA. I wasn't about to take it on the chin again. After some debate, they agreed to a refund.
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By Gail Elliott (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Monday, August 2, 2004 - 5:37 pm: |
Thanks for the heads up Tony. I called to confirm my husbands and my flight for Sept 16th (first trip to Bonaire!) and poof...flight is gone. We're now rescheduled to fly in on Friday the 17th -which is the flight we were originally on before American Eagle changed the flight dates the last time! Our flight back happens to be on a Sunday, so no problem there. The rep confirmed the flight days the same as Tony listed -also said that the change goes into effect Sept 10th. BTW - I love this sight, extremely helpful! I've been lurking for a couple of months now and am really looking forward to being on the island. Gail
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By John Matheson (BonaireTalker - Post #19) on Monday, August 2, 2004 - 5:38 pm: |
These guys (American Eagle)are amazing. They have screwed up my entire group for the second time. They make the Bonaire police look organized. It's our group's first trip to Bonaire but with these flight fiascos it will prob. be our last. (If we ever get there)
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1813) on Monday, August 2, 2004 - 5:51 pm: |
It would be interesting to know what caused all this changing to and fro. The changes cost AE $ both in customer money lost and in internal costs so they wouldn't do it just to screw up their public and it certainly is a damned nuisance to their staff.
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By gregg brewer (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #575) on Monday, August 2, 2004 - 8:01 pm: |
John,
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By Jake Richter (Moderator - Post #4998) on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 - 1:05 am: |
The official word from TCB is:
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By Bill Perkins (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 - 1:37 am: |
Thanks for the update. I just changed my flights for my January trip. Did the same thing back in March for my trip coming up at the end of August. It helps to know in advance--especially when I'm using FF miles!
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By David Johnson (BonaireTalker - Post #14) on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 - 2:45 am: |
Thanks for the thread -- my only notification of the issue (so far) was this thread! I called AA and my SJU-->BON and BON-->SJU legs went poof but left everything else intact. (The downloaded AA timetable came in handy during the conversation as well).
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By Tom Cousino (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #764) on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 - 7:03 am: |
I also would like to know the reason behind the changes in flight dates.
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By Josie (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #942) on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 - 8:12 am: |
THANK YOU, TONY, for the leg-up on this change. I just got off the phone after an hour with AA in England (where I'm visiting my very sick dad), and was able to reschedule next February's flights for both Alan and me.
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By Tom Cousino (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #777) on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 - 9:12 am: |
Josie, We are all thinking of you.
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By robin seltzer (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #8) on Thursday, August 5, 2004 - 11:48 am: |
Yes....we are all in the same boat with AA. I have just made my third schedule change for January 2005. They are so ignorant about it too....they just keep reciting "aa reserves the right to make schedule changes....we are not required to notify you until 30 days before the departure date". So nice of them...I'm sure they realize people have hotel reservations and vacation requests with work...and they just don't care.
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By Tom Cousino (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #784) on Thursday, August 5, 2004 - 7:43 pm: |
Yup, this stinks. My travel companion is out of town and unreachable. Meanwhile seats that were available are disappearing fast. Do not know if he can keep changing his vacation dates. GRRRRR!!!
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By Tom Cousino (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #786) on Friday, August 6, 2004 - 6:12 am: |
Is a one hour and 4 minute layover in MBJ enough time to make the connect to Bonaire? I am able to find seats (this morning) on Air Jamaica out of BOS on the 10th returning on the 27th.
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By Ann Phelan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1480) on Friday, August 6, 2004 - 6:40 am: |
yes Tom...JM will often wait for late flights prior to departing to Bonaire..
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By Tom Cousino (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #793) on Friday, August 6, 2004 - 8:51 am: |
Thanks Ann.
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By Susanf (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #827) on Friday, August 6, 2004 - 10:15 am: |
On a number of our flights, the plane that went on to Bonaire from MB was the plane we arrived on coming into MB from Boston, so if that's still the case, no worries.
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By Tom Cousino (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #795) on Friday, August 6, 2004 - 10:23 am: |
Susan, I can only hope. I am still waiting to hear from my buddy regarding changing dates yet again.
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By Cynde (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #11867) on Friday, August 6, 2004 - 11:00 am: |
Well after all this discussion, and a chat with Jake last night...I'm scratching my plans to go through San Juan to Bonaire (not sure if I could do it "emotionally" anyway)...Michael agrees...LOL! I am now looking at going through Miami, then to Curacao, and Divi Divi to Bon...geezz..you all think it's tough getting there from the right coast...try from the Left (in less than 24 hours)...argh!!!
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By Tom Cousino (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #796) on Friday, August 6, 2004 - 1:18 pm: |
Cynde, You are so thoughtful:-{)} If you convince the Boss, I am there in March. Would be nice
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By Tom Cousino (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #798) on Friday, August 6, 2004 - 7:34 pm: |
Smack just got back, we are going to try to get a refund on our US Air & AE tickets and book AJ out of BOS 10-24 Oct.
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By John"Smack"Anderson (BonaireTalker - Post #34) on Friday, August 6, 2004 - 10:24 pm: |
I'm on it, Bubba! We'll get there, somehow. Everyone wish us luck! Seems like that's what we need right now.
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By Tom Cousino (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #805) on Saturday, August 7, 2004 - 12:11 pm: |
Smack got our tickets refunded (nice to have connections) and we just finished sitting down at this p.c. and booked r/t A.J., Bos-Bon Oct 10 to 24. He got a seat in the head and I am co-pilot. Or maybe it is the other way around and I need to bring a seat cushion. Does not matter.
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By Mike W (BonaireTalker - Post #11) on Saturday, August 7, 2004 - 3:21 pm: |
Thanks for the heads up, BT saved me again. After 6 mind numbing hours on the phone with Expedia last time, I was able to change my vacation back to the original dates in just under an hour. I hope that it will not change again.
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1825) on Sunday, August 8, 2004 - 7:06 pm: |
The following paragraph is in the 8 August 'Bonaire Entré Nous:
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By Linda Richter - NetTech (Moderator - Post #1913) on Monday, August 9, 2004 - 2:08 pm: |
Can't explain why they keep changing the schedule and messing us all up - got hit coming and going on my xmas reservations.
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1826) on Monday, August 9, 2004 - 3:11 pm: |
TKS, L.
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By Wally and Eva (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #422) on Monday, August 9, 2004 - 8:52 pm: |
We just did the JAX-MIA-CUR on AA/AE and Divi to BON and it worked great, same money and we were on BON quicker then our usual JAX-MIA-SJU-BON route on AA/AE
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1828) on Monday, August 9, 2004 - 9:09 pm: |
Wally,
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By Daniel Senie (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #322) on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 12:23 pm: |
I'd guess JAX-MIA. the MIA-CUR is AA.
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By Wally and Eva (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #424) on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 12:25 pm: |
That's right....only problem was the MIA to JAX on the way home was a little late....which if there has to be a foul up then the last leg of the last day is the time to do it.
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1833) on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 12:57 pm: |
TKS.
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By Joe Pacific (BonaireTalker - Post #76) on Friday, August 13, 2004 - 2:22 am: |
Thanks, Tony. I need to check this topic more often. Lost some of our aisle seats.
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By Josie (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #944) on Monday, August 23, 2004 - 4:42 pm: |
Cynde, I'll be there when you are --- hope to have a chance to meet you.
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By Martin de Weger (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3483) on Monday, August 23, 2004 - 4:48 pm: |
Josie, maybe we'll meet as well, I might be there in that period...
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By Leslie McIntyre and James Astley (BonaireTalker - Post #14) on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - 9:04 am: |
We flew American Airlines/American Eagle to Bonaire on August 15, returning a week later. Our route was Toronto to Miami, changing planes for Miami to Puerto Rico, changing again for Puerto Rico to Bonaire. When we reached Miami, we were told that American Airlines had taken the Miami-Puerto Rico plane for another route, and we would have to wait til a new one arrived from Quito, Ecuador. That meant a two-hour delay, which meant when we finally arrived in Puerto Rico, we had missed our Bonaire connection. Although they put us up in acceptable accommodations in San Juan, and we had a pleasant day wandering through Old San Juan before the next flight to Bonaire Monday night, it was a little disconcerting to see this happen. Waiting to board the plane to Bonaire, we heard several announcements about American Eagle flights to the surrounding islands being delayed, being cancelled, not having arrived yet. It seems that this happens frequently. I don't think we will fly American Airlines/American Eagle again if there is an alternative route we can book.
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By Jake Richter (Moderator - Post #5046) on Friday, September 3, 2004 - 7:21 am: |
Adding insult to injury, we just got the following in as AA frequent flyers:
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By Cynde (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #12070) on Friday, September 3, 2004 - 1:16 pm: |
Jake, I got that as well. Northwest Airlines implemented the same policy a week or two ago, so I think it's something that all the airlines will be jumping on the bandwagon with...sigh....
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By pat murphy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #133) on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 - 5:13 pm: |
i'm glad to see all these posts here. we are in the process of getting our tickets for our winter trip (see you in february, jake). it's hard to book one flight in february and another in april when AA changes the days of the flights. this should help a lot...and maybe save a little money too.
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By Josie (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #946) on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 - 7:33 pm: |
You know, I really don't mind paying for service, and I'd much prefer to book online with American --- but their website often doesn't show the flights I need for Bonaire (even the ones that I'm actually on and that show up on Sidestep!), so it's hard to book with them online. The ONLY way I've found to book with American is to call them and much of the time I've had to tell them what to look for, then they can help me!! This being the case, I do resent actually having to pay an additional service charge.
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By SCOTT SILLENCE (BonaireTalker - Post #17) on Thursday, September 9, 2004 - 3:33 pm: |
Well I hope I don't speak to soon. But, my travel Agency noticed the change in flight scheduled days with American Eagle and had to reissue my entire itinerary to accommodate the day changes from San Juan to Bonair and back. I got upset at this change but I'd rather get upset at my computer at home than to have to sit in a Airport overnight. At this time, 3 cheers to my travel agent, her name is Hedi at Maduro Dive 1-800-327-6709. I believe she is out of the Miami Office and handles everything to my car rental, reservations at Capt Don's Habitat, and flights.
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