airline recommendations

Papi de Alejo says on Aug 29, 2009, 11:01:

Going to Barranquilla from the West Coast, COPA is your best bet. If you can get a very cheap transcontintnetal flight to Miami/Fort Lauderdale, you can find some good deals from That area to Barranquilla. I know that there's a lot good and bad to say about Spirit, but in my opinion they are also an option to Cartagena as it will cost you only 19,000 pesos from there to BAQ with a puerta a puerta like MarSol. There are also other puerta a puertas, but I don't know anything about them or what they charge.

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teeo9111 says on Aug 29, 2009, 11:03:

Cheaptickets.com. no booking fees,if it isn't listed it doesn't exist. Kayak.com also. Both sites will give you the same results it's just a matter of preference as to how the sites present the results. No use looking anywhere else, they have the cheapest fares and all the flight possibilities.

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Gator says on Aug 29, 2009, 12:02:

COPA is our airline of choice-plus you still get two free bags no more than 50 lbs each-you will change in Panama City but that's no hassle. Last time COPA reservations beat the best fare offier ie Kayak by $26 USD

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Brian858 says on Aug 29, 2009, 12:05:

If your not in a rush you can do take this cruise and get off in Cartagena 11 days later for $899:
http://www.cruise.com/cs/forms/CruiseDeals.aspx?skin=1&Sailings=19...

I flew Continental from San Diego to Barranquilla on July 1 with stops in Houston and Bogota. The price was $619 $242 in tax $25 for an extra bag. It was a 90 day roundtrip ticket.

The cheapest option is Spirit out of LAX to CTG. You can do that for just over $200 one way but you can only take 1 checked bag 1 carry-on.

I would recommend BAQ being your first and last stop in Colombia. Less hastle of going through customs in Bogota with all your bags then re-checking them for a flight to BAQ when you've been up all night flying.

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Brian858 says on Aug 29, 2009, 12:08:

Sorry the tax was only $121 per person on the Continental flight for a total of $740/each Round trip.

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apeters says on Aug 29, 2009, 12:15:

thanks!! Yeah I think I may be going with COPA, they have it for $746 which isnt bad :)

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johnny2009 says on Aug 29, 2009, 14:57:

LACSA via San Jose, $682 any mon tue or wed in September (apart from 29th)
crappy itinerary though, might be better to pay the extra with copa

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Gator says on Aug 29, 2009, 19:09:

I swore to God and the wife added the Virgen Maria (Virgin Mary) that we would NEVER go through LACSA hell again and we haven't.

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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mikeinpuerto says on Aug 30, 2009, 06:20:

For any extra luggage send it via Deprisa or some other cargo carrier alot cheaper and you don't have to carry it ...Deprisa is part of Avianca ...Copa also can do it ....Get your heavy baggage delivered to you ...

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davidyamiga says on Aug 30, 2009, 06:57:

I am a strong believer in American Airlines. Of course, most of my flights are from Miami, so it is no problem, I fly AA about 6 times per month and they have convenient schedules.

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sanandressi says on Aug 30, 2009, 10:21:

Well, if someone can drive you to LAX from San Diego you can go on Avianca or Copa and connect in Panama City or Bogota. American from San Diego Lindbergh to Miami and is American flying to Barranquilla direct from Miami? There are no direct flights from San Diego to Panama or Colombia or are there? Maybe you could go from San Diego direct to Mexico City and on to Bogota all on Mexicana then over to Baranquilla on Avianca or Aerorepublica.

You didn't say whether you wanted to save money and or time or both? Either Avianca via Bogota, Copa via Panama City or American via Miami IF they still have a Baranquilla flight is gonna be probably the easiest. Avianca and Copa out of LAX and that is what 120 miles from San Diego? Somebody above says they flew to Branaquilla on Continental. When did they start service to Baranquilla? Copa code share maybe out of Panama?

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apeters says on Aug 30, 2009, 12:24:

sorry....I wanted to save money really :) There arent direct flights from SD, only from LAX...and I really dont want to go with Avianca as they are more expensive than most going to Barranquilla

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apeters says on Aug 30, 2009, 12:29:

there are not direct flights to Colombia...you stop off in Panama which is ok :) First the flight goes to LAX then Panama City and THEN Barranquilla. Its kind of a pain, but its ok....im just a little worried about the 1 hour layover in Panama, I hope that is enough to go through immigration and all

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Papi de Alejo says on Aug 30, 2009, 13:05:

I have only flown on COPA through Panama CIty. If that is what you are doing; you will never have to go through immigration. It will be just like a US domestic flight. You get off your plane and look for the gate for the next leg. You will not technically enter Panama. You will remain in the secure are the entire time.

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Chriscan (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 30, 2009, 13:12:

apeters says on Aug 30, 2009, 13:32:

thanks for the tip papi de alejo :) I think im going to go with COPA, that was the only thing that worried me =)

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