By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #173) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 9:46 am: |
We're going to be flying American/American Eagle for the first time (we've always flown Air Jam or --way back when-- ALM in the past) and have a couple of questions about the (ugh!) 8am return flight out of Bonaire.
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By Tom Cousino (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2113) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 9:55 am: |
Arrive two hours prior to your flight (yawn). Make sure that Buddy's has arranged a taxi for you in case their shuttle does not operate that early.
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2105) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 11:00 am: |
Arrive at the airport as early as you can, not just the stated minimum time: everyone else does that.
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #177) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 12:37 pm: |
Glen,
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By Kelly Baum (GDLW) (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2918) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 12:37 pm: |
I have to disagree with Tom on the food thing.. Cynde and I had the BEST croissants in the departure area .... they were warm and fabulous..
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By Tom Cousino (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2118) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 12:45 pm: |
Well then Kelly, I guess since you have officially disagreed with me, our honeymoon is over;-{)}
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #178) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 12:51 pm: |
The option of early check-in still worked for us last August, but again that was the Air Jam flight at 3pm. Somehow doing this for the 8am AE flight doesn't sound desireable, even if you don't have to worry about checkout/truck return at your resort. Even if they opened the ticket counter at, say, 5am, and you were lucky enough to get checked in and back to the resort/other accommodation at, say 6am, you'd have to head back out by 7am if you were taking a taxi or 6:30am if you had to return a car at the airport. Plus, for me anyway, showers only work for about 5 minutes in Bonaire anyway; by the time I'd get back to the airport, even with only carrying my carry-on, I'd still be drenched!
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By Ron Gould (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #208) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 1:02 pm: |
We all should look at AJ again. The planes from ORD (chicago) are full and the saturday hub conection from MBay to Bonaire is also full. AJ cancelled the flights to bon because the planes were empty most of the time.. I booked 3 seats for Oct 15th. and arriving at 2:30 pm is right up my alley.... Ron
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By Beauregard Bales (BonaireTalker - Post #53) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 1:14 pm: |
Mr. Phillips, I could have gone all day without all the information you provided towards the end of you 12:51 pm post.
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By Beauregard Bales (BonaireTalker - Post #54) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 1:15 pm: |
Sorry, I meant to say "your 12:51 pm post" not "you 12:51 pm post". Still gagging here.
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #180) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 2:10 pm: |
Beau-
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2107) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 2:20 pm: |
Scott,
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #181) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 2:50 pm: |
Glen,
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By Jake Richter - NetTech (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5592) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 3:21 pm: |
Ticket counter opens at 6am, snack bar in the departure lounge appears to be open non-stop (certainly it is open by just past 6am when I wander in there after checking in).
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By Cynde (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #14000) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 6:40 pm: |
Ah...yes, Kelly, those crossaints...mmm...they didn't have them in March, I was quite dissapointed. Scott, once you are through security, the snack shop opens and there is something that you can get that's pretty decent in my book (certainly better than most of the snack stuff at SJ)
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By Babs (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #9180) on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 11:28 pm: |
Hmm, I might go for that Cynde! I actually do wish I had dropped off my bags before I dropped the car last trip but Alison didn't want to wait in line with the bags while I did that...the eventual late arrival ended up with my luggage getting left behind on Bon after all the other heavily laden tourists beat me to the baggage check (okay and one entirely RUDE family of four cut in front of me and another family and they seemed to have gotten their luggage through)
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By Cynde (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #14006) on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 10:58 am: |
Babs, our routine is, one is dropped off with the bags to get in line, while the other returns the car, then comes back over and we continue on, I think we will be OK
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By Tom Cousino (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2121) on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 11:19 am: |
BBBBBBBabs (There I said it.), if you need any help that morning, I will be there. There is no way I am going to miss out on that photo opportunity. Cynde up before the sun, I am laughing just thinking of it;-{)}
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By C Poteet (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #302) on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 12:09 pm: |
Scott -
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By john merriner (BonaireTalker - Post #32) on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 2:39 pm: |
In the 3 trips that I have made we took our bags to the airport and checked them as soon as the ticket counter opened, it was with AJ around 10:00 am. We then went back to Buddy's did the check out thing and settled up with the dive shop and DM's then waited in the room till time to go. They dropped us at the terminal and bid us farewell.
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By Babs (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #9186) on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 4:47 pm: |
Tom you had better plan on a pic of Cynde with a pillow case over her head! Cynde, I'm thinking Tom will be dropping us off and we can check the car in a day early...hint hint Oh, yeah, then after checking our bags he will be driving us to a nice breakfast while we wait for our flight! HeeHee
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By Cynde (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #14014) on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 10:46 pm: |
Babs, good idea, Tom, are you up for it? I'll even let you take a picture of me (with a pillowcase over my head) when you pick us up at 5:30 AM to take us to the airport...oh, and please, to prepare yourself, email Kelly and Michael as to just exactly what to expect that early in the morning...you may want to bring a taser gun, or maybe a poking stick as you see my eyes and nails...LOL...still want to go for that early morning dive with me? Seriously, some of us are just not mornin' folk...right Kelly (Kelly will not respond to this as she is on vacation...brat)
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