By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1862) on Thursday, July 5, 2007 - 9:10 pm: |
It looks like both AA and Continental(from Newark at least) are now offering sales to Bonaire.
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By Koma a.k.a. Tom C. (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4665) on Thursday, July 5, 2007 - 9:50 pm: |
Susan, thank you so much for the heads up. I hadn't purchased my tickets and had been watching the price go up. You just saved me enough to pay for a rental truck for a week.
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By Michael Stanfield (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #133) on Thursday, July 5, 2007 - 10:20 pm: |
Susan,
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By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire, Bon. Insider (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #145) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 6:55 am: |
Yes, American did refund a portion (through a voucher for future travel) on a ticket I had just purchased a week ago. There were no questions or problems at all for American to do it.
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1863) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 8:49 am: |
That's great, Tom! I just emailed a link to this thread to Continental's "Customer Care" department, noting that next time, AA will be getting my business (and commenting that this kind of thing may be the deal-breaker for others). The AA fare out of Boston is cheaper than the Continental out of Manchester NH through Newark, as it is.
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By Lorraine Meadows (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1099) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 9:26 am: |
Thanks for the heads up on the fare, I'm getting a fare for $350 !
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By Koma a.k.a. Tom C. (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4668) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 9:45 am: |
Susan, I hope Continental comes through for you and others. It seems only right to match the policies of other airlines rather than lose future business.
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1864) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 11:16 am: |
I agree, Tom - that's my argument and I'm stickin' with it.
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2781) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 12:14 pm: |
The prices are the cheapest I have seen in YEARS with this new AA sale.
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2782) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 12:20 pm: |
I have been a travel agent for 20+ years (Caribbean specialist). The airlines (AA does anyway) will refund the difference IF the applicable class of service is available.
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By Julia Graves (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1141) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 12:24 pm: |
Just don't get caught out with KLM. We already couldn't get the flight we wanted for March next year
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1865) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 1:07 pm: |
Ann,
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By Debbie Babcock (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5576) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 2:21 pm: |
AA had this same sort of sale last year if I remember correctly? Will have to check the archives, but I know they had a great sale about the same time... Good to know for future reference.
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By Barry Baker (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #554) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 4:06 pm: |
WOW, I had not purchased mine for October yet, this will save me about $280 or so a ticket compared to what I was looking at just a month ago.
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1866) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 4:54 pm: |
Okay, everyone else is getting the discounts but me!! It's not fair!!
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By Kobi in Virginia (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #720) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 7:37 pm: |
Susan,
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By Kobi in Virginia (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #721) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 7:42 pm: |
My husband (41) is just coming off Coumadin from DVT. Not from flying to BON in April as he got it in February! We're not sure WHY he got DVT but scary none the less I always demand (yes, a little spoiled!) first class just to ensure more leggy room.
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1867) on Friday, July 6, 2007 - 9:15 pm: |
Hi Kobi,
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By Kobi in Virginia (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #730) on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 10:45 am: |
Thanks Susan and SO glad you two never had clot issues! YES, Rob and I were skeer'd sh*tless by this whole DVT thing! I know Rob really missed his veggies for 6 months too! That med really stinks and he was tired alot from it. He is weening himself off as his 6 month treatment is over. Doc ok'd him to just take 1/2 pill until we get back from upcoming BON trip. So, end of July no more stinkin pills & we're praying NO MORE DVT!!!
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By Dr. Director (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #395) on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 10:52 am: |
Our daughter just booked the CO flights to join us one week. Thanks for the info.
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By Debbie Babcock (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5581) on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 12:58 pm: |
Ah, I don't know yet, but will be taking it in August from Newark. I don't have a meal thingie on my ticket as we leave at 11:30 at night, I think a snack is the only thing on there. Plan to eat prior and sleep all the way down. Maybe your daughter is flying during a dinner time hour?
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By Dr. Director (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #396) on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 5:41 pm: |
Same flights you are on Debbie (as they are the only nonstops).
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1868) on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 6:16 pm: |
Kobi,
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By Bill Thorpe (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #173) on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 7:02 pm: |
Your not just a kidding you'll die--I do residential service work, and a gentlemen who was on coumadin answered the door, I had to call the paramedics. It seems his coumadin was out of whack causing him to have a stroke.
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By Kobi in Virginia (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #733) on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 7:42 pm: |
Bill thanks for saving that guy's life! Oye....that is the ONE thing Rob will not miss about that stinkin rat poison; blood checks. I remember in the VERY beginning of this fiasco he had to take shots in his stomach; lovenox.
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1869) on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 10:13 pm: |
Oh, we understood, and didn't take it lightly, followed the dietary rules, etc. It was just that she was so EMPHATIC! about it.
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By cat logan (BonaireTalker - Post #15) on Sunday, July 8, 2007 - 11:02 am: |
Thank you so much for the heads up. I just bought my tickets for Continental 3 weeks ago and couldn't believe the sale price. Continental was willing to give me travel vouchers for the difference in price, less $100.00 change fee per ticket. I bought tickets through Traveler's Advantage ( a discount site my CC signed me up for. I don't see any discounts there, but they give you 5% cash back on travel purchases). They are actually refunding me the entire difference in cash. They have a low price guarantee for the day you buy your ticket, but the way it is worded online, it looks like they will match the price if you find it lower the same day, or refund you the difference if you call within 30 days. It took a little bit of begging, but he saw where it said that online and voila, refund of almost $400.00 coming my way. Yay. Now I can afford to eat when we're down in Bonaire!
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By Tararaboomdeay aka Kali and Kai (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3996) on Sunday, July 8, 2007 - 3:26 pm: |
I wasn't going to check - just didn't want to feel badly about the $1,098/tkt price I paid for our Continental flights from Santa Barbara in Sept.
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By Andy & Dave Bartlett (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #829) on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 2:13 am: |
Dr. Director,, When we did the Continental Flight from Houston We got a snack going to Bonaire and a meal coming back. The flight leaves Houston at 11:30pm so most everyone had supper before boarding. The flight leaves Bonaire at 7:30am so we got breakfast coming back home. Hope this helps you.
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By Dr. Director (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #397) on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 7:47 am: |
Thank you Andy! Will pass the info on to our daughter, but suspect she will also not count on having any food of significance.
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1883) on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 8:04 am: |
Tara,
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