Flying within Colombia -- the question

utopiacowboy says on Jul 28, 2005, 09:08:

Try West Caribbean (http://www.wca.com.co/) to Medellin. They have a RT fare for $COP 177,000.

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ColombiaBoard says on Jul 28, 2005, 09:12:

Flights Also check with AeroRepublica, they usually have lower fares than Avianca.

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adrimm (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 28, 2005, 09:38:

Mr. Hollywood says on Jul 28, 2005, 10:01:

Buy in Colombia It's almost always a lot cheaper to buy your domestic flights in Colombia. Often you can buy a multi-pass on Aero Republica for a bargain price.

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lpdiver says on Jul 28, 2005, 10:56:

I also discovered... That having a Colombiana (my wife) usually resulted in much cheaper rates.

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BAQ says on Jul 28, 2005, 16:09:

AKA Aero-Republica - AKA: Kamikaze Airways, but they are CHEAPER than Avianca, use them from Barranquilla to Bogota.

Semper Fidelis !

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vicshere says on Jul 28, 2005, 16:20:

oops keep in mind keep in mind if your traveling form outside Colombia and making connections to another city you may run into problems of over weight....so it may be worth paying the higher price in the states cause that connection we be part of the same fare and weight we be considered international not national...just a thought ..... but the flights within Colombia are cheaper than buying outside Colombia




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juanalejo says on Jul 28, 2005, 16:26:

Delta I would fly with Delta (for starters anything to avoid American, even Avianca) but most important because they code share with Avianca. So if you buy a: your home-Cartagena-your home with them it usually includes the stopover in Bogota within the price. Just be careful because they many time route you via Miami or Fort Lauderdale as a Delta flight but it really is code share Avianca which you dón´t like. Just make sure your flight is via Atlanta.

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sen says on Jul 28, 2005, 20:07:

WEight and luggage Thanks, Vic. I was actually thinking about it. Right now, I am only planning to take one big luggage (bigger than the normal hand luggage) and a smaller backpack. I was wondering wehther the big luggage (probably containing stuff of aboug 20 kilos) would be allowed in internal flights.
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Gator says on Jul 29, 2005, 05:53:

Weight limit internal travel is... 20kg (44#)luggage, 10 Kg (26) carry on.

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sen says on Jul 30, 2005, 18:12:

Aviana is Cheaper I checked Avianca, Aerorepublica, Satena, WestCaribbean & Aires.
Could not understand the Satena site (they are the only ones to have an English section but it does not work!) while the calender would not work with Aires. Will try again. WCA does not fly to Cartagena or Barranquilla (or to Santa Marta, for that matter).
So,t hat leaves me with Avianca and AR and AV would cost aboug 270,000 to Barranquilla (the C & SM are expensive) while AR would cost 330,000.
I am also trying to see whether I could book the tickets once I am there, but I heard that it is cheaper if I were to book 5-6 days earlier. My plan is to go to Barranquilla the very next day and then spend a few days in Bogota on my return before moving to Medellin.

thanks for all the tips.
sen

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