By Snorkelguy {Scott} on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 1:55 pm: |
Has anyone had any recent experiences with Dutch Caribbean Airlines? There schedules are much more convenient than American and less expensive than AJ. I don’t want to save a few bucks if it’s going to cause me a lot of troubles. I’ve flown ALM through CUR before so I know what they were like in their former incarnation.
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By Deborah Campbell on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 2:44 pm: |
Scott, please clarify "(No more AJ from BWI)." Did you mean you wouldn't fly them again, or that Air Jamaica is no longer flying from BWI?
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By Sarah on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 2:53 pm: |
Scott, just to let you know, we're flying from Washington to Curacao and onto Bonaire in December. We've chosen to fly American to Curacao and DCA to Bonaire..
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By Snorkelguy {Scott} on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 4:37 pm: |
Deborah,
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By Deborah Campbell on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 6:19 pm: |
Scott,
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By herman mowery on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 6:23 pm: |
We flew with them in early June from Miami to Bonaire and back. We wanted to fly AJ but they were booked solid and their new flight times are very bad for us. I really did not want to fly DCA (fears of another ALM)but had little choice at the time. To be honest I was impressed with DCA (and I hated ALM). The ticket counter people were very helpful, both in Miami and Bonaire. The trip from MIA to BON left 30 minutes late due to T-storms in the area, not their fault and they anounced it about 1 hr before scheduled departure. On our return flight, they left on time and got into Miami 30 minutes late, again T-storms. The planes are not the prettiest and the food was not great, but they were pleasent to deal with and on time (I can forgive weather delays). We may have just gotten lucky but I hope not. I sure would like to hear from others who have flown them lately as well. Lets hope this is the start of a good airline. AND OUR BAGS GOT THERE BOTH WAYS!!
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By Snorkelguy {Scott} on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 7:40 pm: |
Thanks Deborah, I’m noticing that booking AJ through any of the major search engines requires it to be done by each leg (multiple cities). I may just have to use the telephone for this one.
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By Glen Reem on Thursday, July 18, 2002 - 10:01 pm: |
Scott,
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By Bud Gillan on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 12:26 am: |
Herman,
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By Snorkelguy {Scott} on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 8:19 am: |
Thanks all for your comments, you’ve been very helpful.
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By Deborah Campbell on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 8:36 am: |
Scott, we've used Air Jamaica out of BWI for five trips to Bonaire (with a sixth booked for September.) So far, so good - and those layovers in Montego Bay are usually so short, you barely know you've stopped flying. Your long drive to BWI might be offset somewhat by the ease of clearning immigration and customs there... none of that Miami (or San Juan)zoo to deal with!
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By Snorkelguy {Scott} on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 9:23 am: |
Thanks Deborah, I emailed Bonaire Pros yesterday and I’m probably going to go with AJ. I really appreciate your input. It’s comforting to here about you past experiences.
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By lonnie hoover on Friday, August 16, 2002 - 5:42 pm: |
I'm traveling from CUR to BON in early Oct. on DCA, and have been a bit anxious due to the ALM problems. Apparently the new DCA is operating well and on schedule. If you have had any recent experiences, please let me know. The r/t price is excellent($83.USD). I hope the service is as good. If it is, they can re-capture a good bit of the market, because the American schedule in and out of Bonaire is extremely poor(i.e. having to depart for San Juan at 6:00am...who wants to end their relaxing vacation racing to the Flamingo airport at 3:00am). Anyway, I am hopeful that DCA is on track and maintains a good record. Any current info would be appreciated.
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