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My family and I will be traveling to Colombia in June of this year. I will be traveling by Avianca from Los Angeles to Bogota. We are traveling with a toddler so I think Avianca is our best choice because they are the only airline that offers a direct flight from L.A. I was looking at prices on avianca.com for the dates that we plan to travel, each ticket costs $711 (includes taxes and fees). Since I do not travel that often I wanted to find out from others if this is a good deal or if I should wait for Avianca to offer a promotional airfare. Your advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

By francis on Feb 17, 2009, 17:05 in Friendly Talkzone.

roloenNJ says on Feb 17, 2009, 17:49:

I think is not a bad deal, is summer season so u need to get them fast.

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scumbuster says on Feb 17, 2009, 18:54:

I am currently pricing a flight from Pittsburgh to Bogota and got a price from Delta of $453.00 Seems steep to me but we are flying from opposite ends of the US

Lord Acton: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"

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Colombiano_divino says on Feb 17, 2009, 19:42:

damn scumbuster................. thats pretty low ...im assuming cuz your city of departure has more flights...im leaving from norfolk...and the prices for me have gone up ....560 or higher....last week it was at one point lower than five hundred...but the prices are steadily rising....which website did you find that ticket to Bogota.....???

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Gator says on Feb 17, 2009, 20:36:

Rule 1. Always call Avianca reservations direct-you might be surprised
Rule 2. Check COPA, one stop in Panama City, Panama. RT fare in June currently USD $1,587.10 June including taxes, for all three.

(FYI one adult is $582 USD)

This is Panama's national carrier and a GREAT airline-The Transfer in PTY has always been
great for us.

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

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scumbuster says on Feb 18, 2009, 08:46:

Colombiano Divino. Yes this is by far the best I have ever found. I flew last October and had to fly Air Tran to Fort Lauderdale and then the next day take Spirit to Bogota and it was $1100. Luckily my wife has cousins in West Palm Beach so we spent the night there.

I hope the price holds up 2 more weeks because I can not confirm my vacation dates until March 1. It would suck to get my days off when I want and then the price go up.

Normally its high out of Pittsburgh because it isn’t a big hub city.
Try Kayak.com
OMG... I just looked again while I was writing this and now Continental dropped there price to $439.. Price War… lol… I may have to take my chances and book today..

Lord Acton: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"

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mcheasley says on Feb 18, 2009, 09:56:

AA.com $607.70 in June LAX to BOG ..... 1 STOP in MIa.... NO overnight.....

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francis says on Feb 18, 2009, 10:05:

Thank you all for your advice. I just went ahead and bought the tickets through Avianca. It appears I am not going to get a better deal on a direct flight. Last year we flew American through a Miami and we had a lot of problems ie. lost baggage, flight delays, etc. So hopefully this year it will go a lot smoother.

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geoff71 says on Feb 18, 2009, 10:22:

i went to delta.com chicago to the bog for only 457.00

get busy living or get busy dying

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GregYohn says on Feb 18, 2009, 11:16:

If you were not booking for a busy season ticket, I would have waited until maybe 6 weeks before the departure date. The airlines drop their ticket prices when they have unfilled seats available. Your departure date is a busy time, so they will fill your plane without dropping the price.

12VOIP.com gives free calls to Colombia.Greg

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Gator says on Feb 18, 2009, 11:54:

Me too Greg, that is in the middle of High Season

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

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Lorenzo93 says on Feb 21, 2009, 02:19:

Total Price : 342.29 British pounds = 494.369447 U.S. dollars

I took 10 June until 30 june, but the date isn't SO important.
It's with Spirit airlines, it is a lowcost airline,
Because it isn't Avianca, there is a litlle stopphover hat Ft. Lauderdale. ( 3h and back 2h )

If you don't like lowcost, Continental is an option for 409.60 British pounds = 591.58528 U.S. dollars.

Check : www.alternativeairlines.com, UK website, but with VISA or MASTERCARD you can book from everywhere.

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scumbuster says on Feb 21, 2009, 17:24:

Booked my flight Thurs. $439.40 RT with taxes. Pittsburgh to Bogota. Leaving on my 6th trip to Bogota Apr 29.. cant wait. Kayak.com

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