Un Robo - Domestic Flights 2x for Tourists & Foreigners

Rubiazo says on Jun 7, 2006, 17:43:

Why not just WU the money down to a family member of elmo's or somebody else you know down there and have them do it?

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landcruiser77 says on Jun 7, 2006, 18:04:

i got 3 choices for you 1.go walking
2.go swimming
3.put your ass on the line like everybody else

£æ

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lpdiver says on Jun 7, 2006, 18:14:

It has always... been my experience that a latina can beat my airfare in Colombia anyways.

T

"cook some rice!"

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Gomezman5 says on Jun 7, 2006, 18:38:

Morphus..... Do you or anyone else have any idea why this may be the case? That really sounds like a bad deal. I'll be going to Bogota soon and I will be wanting to fly round trip to Cali during my trip. I buy the ticket when I get to Bog becasue I don't know until after I arrive in Bog when I'll be going to Cali. I hate structuring my trip so far in advance. In my situation it is no big deal because there are always a ton of fights from Bog to clo. I understand your concern.

Honestly, I think your best bet is to have someone there buy the ticket for you, and then you just reimburse them when you get there. Your only talking about a month. Can these people wait the month for you to get there? Why don't you call Aero Republica? I have flown them a few times. They have a very modern fleet and their service is excellent.

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bkcarolina says on Jun 7, 2006, 19:00:

what you do is... book your ticket on the web and put in your american credit card information. then, it doesn't go through, but you have the reservation. so you call avianca and act stupid, like, "i don't understand why my credit card didn't go through, but here's the reservation information." then they give you the price from online and charge your card over the phone.

never try to apply logic.

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Gomezman5 says on Jun 7, 2006, 19:14:

Hey.....bkcarolina..... You may be on to something!! You know, over the years, I have pulled a trick or two like that. Copa really pissed me off one time when while in Panama, I called to change my flight to Cali, and over the phone the lady told me it would only cost me $18 more. Then I get to the airport in Panama to pick up the Boarding pass, and the fools told me I had to pay another $96 dollars in addition to the $18 I had already paid. I had a similar experience with Mexicana. So after these two scenarios, I figured that these guys are either crooks and get away with it, or they are so disorganized and they don't care if they do these things to their customers.

If you can pull a fast one on these guys.....go for it.

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huskie says on Jun 7, 2006, 20:20:

Tu Kulo or whatever What an attitude!!!!!!

Very negative!!!!

Cheers

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds-"

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huskie says on Jun 7, 2006, 20:27:

Avianca is a at #$## of an Airline!!! I wont ever fly those at ####$ at ! again!!! and so is Aerorepublica, two of the ABSOLUTE WORSE AIRLINES IN THE WORLD.

And thats all I have to say about that.

Cheers

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds-"

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toneloc24 says on Jun 8, 2006, 08:15:

Nothing new This started back in March 2006. I posted about it back then. I had to wire the money to a friend in Colombia to purchase my domestic travel ticket for the posted internet price.

Maybe Colombians abroad, even locally, can now let Avianca know how asinine it is to double charge for the same flight.

"Don't tase me, bro!!!!"

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toneloc24 says on Jun 8, 2006, 08:18:

at bkcarolina That process no longer works. It is now as the OP described. They don't honor the internet rate if you are using a foreign VISA/MasterCard/AMEX to pay. Or you must be in Colombia to purchase in person, paying in pesos. I've spoken with at least 5 Avianca CSRs (1-800-AVI-ANCA) to confirm this.

Oh yeah, they cancel online reservations without payments within 24 hours.

"Don't tase me, bro!!!!"

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paisa29 says on Jun 8, 2006, 09:32:

Morphus yo trabajo en una agencia de viajes, si usted quiere puedo ayudarlo.

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Albatross says on Jun 8, 2006, 11:37:

. Looks like thay've torn a page from Cuba's two-tier pricing book... one price for locals, another for tourists. Better take the bus.

“Democracy - a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H.L. Mencken

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morphus says on Jun 8, 2006, 12:24:

Paisa29, si puedes ayudar, mi correo es morphus_x at yahoo.com digame que hacer. gracias

Albatross, I would take the bus but i'm going with a friend. He's going to Medellin for the first time and does'nt want to know anything about taking the bus. The two-tier pricing in Cuba is a little more justified since it is a communist country. I would'nt expect to pay the same price as some guy that cuts sugar cane 12 hours a day, 6 days a week for $20usd a month. But in Colombia, there are people that make a decent living. A lot of them have more money than some of us gringos. Why don't they have to pay more?

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Atrevido says on Jun 8, 2006, 19:50:

First I've nevver heard of a flight to anywhere in Colombia being "booked up" except maybe during Semana Santa. But is so just wait an hour or two for the next flight or check with AeroRepublica or Sateana.

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Miguel_Clavo says on Jun 10, 2006, 21:53:

Morphus... i am a travel agent too! Just pay pal your money to.. me in California, and i will take care of the rest! Trust me!


Just my opinion...

Miguel_Clavo...faltan 21 días...Colombia es pasión!

"Ignorance is a Weapon of Mass Destruction..."

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morphus says on Jun 11, 2006, 09:04:

Paisa29 is the only one I trust on here :)

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