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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Anonymous on Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 6:29 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Is American the best way to go, all the way from
LAX to Bonaire?
any horror stories with this carrier?
are any better?
- they want me to have a 6 HOUR layover in San Juan!
Anything to do there?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Cynde Lee on Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 7:31 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Anony, check out Air Jaimaca. We went from LAX to Bon in September, and have nothing but good things to say. Unless you are going directly to San Juan with no stops, I would check into AJ. You stop in Montego Bay for 4 hours or so, but they let you hang out in the First Class Lounge until the flight to Bon the paradise! We got off the plane, hung out (slept on the really nice couches) had free coffee, danishes, etc. Their service was good. The American wasn't a choice after looking into all, as we would have to had a lay over in Miami and San Juan. It would have been an extra 10 hours in airports.

Guess what I am saying, is AJ is very good. I think that everyone has had "bad" experiences with every airline getting to Bonaire becuase of it's remote location to get to.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kelly on Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 8:01 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Air Jam is super unless they decide to lay your over in Montego Bay.. then you lose a day's vacation. Can happen anyway, anywhere. Right now THE route seems to be Miami to Aruba to Bonaire and the rates are CHEEEP.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kelly on Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 8:02 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Air Jam is super unless they decide to lay your over in Montego Bay.. then you lose a day's vacation. Can happen anyway, anywhere. Right now THE route seems to be American Airlines, Miami to Aruba to Bonaire and the rates are CHEEEP.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Cynde Lee on Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 1:04 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Kelly, I have to disagree, going that route adds more long lay over hours to your flight getting to Bon from LAX. You are a bit closer than we are. Most folks I know from the California, go AJ. You risk the chance of getting stuck anywhere, with any airline, anytime...IMHO...Any other left coasters have different experiences?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kelly on Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 1:34 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Cynde... where do you connect through, Miami, Dallas, Houston or Atlanta??

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Cynde Lee on Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 2:05 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Kelly, AJ goes from LAX right to Mongego Bay, then direct from Montego Bay right to Bon. No other stops!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kelly on Sunday, November 11, 2001 - 6:20 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Damn, that is a loooong time in a 737... I can see why you are good on that route.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Cynde Lee on Monday, November 12, 2001 - 5:45 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

The flight from LAX to MB is only 6 hours and some change, time change hurts though!

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kelly on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 8:59 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Only six hours in a 737 ?!?!?!? I have real trouble tolerating 2 hours in that tub...

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Cynde Lee on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 9:07 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Lol Kelly...I used to fly from LAX to DC all the time so I guess it ain't bad...if they have a good movie, wogga wogga, and I bring lots of books and magazines...although I have to admit that the red-eye is a bi$$!

 


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