AMERICAN AIRLINES 2005

**Tonto4** · 04-20-2005, 07:22 PM

Its already about $105 tax and fees on a roundtrip :shock: How can the airlines only make $155 on a $260 ticket? No wonder they're broke.

**Pana** · 04-21-2005, 04:14 PM

On June 9th to Aug 21st2005 AA will not fly to Puerto Plata on Mondays and Wednesdays out of JFK.

**knotty** · 04-21-2005, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by Pana

On June 9th to Aug 21st2005 AA will not fly to Puerto Plata on Mondays and Wednesdays out of JFK.

thanks for the info. I was thinking on flying out on a Wednesday, during that time.

**RickRock** · 05-03-2005, 08:45 AM

Some good AA deals if anyone is on the fence next couple of weeks...

INTERNATIONAL WEEKEND GETAWAY FARES
TRAVEL DATES AND TIMES FOR WEEKEND GETAWAY FARES

Depart anytime between Wednesday, May 11, 2005 and Friday, May 13, 2005.
Return anytime between Monday, May 16, 2005 and Wednesday, May 18, 2005.
Tickets must be purchased by this Friday, May 6, 2005, 11:59 p.m. (CT).
Fares displayed are for round-trip coach class travel.
FROM: TO: PRICE:

Chicago O'Hare, IL (ORD) San Juan, PR (SJU) $319
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) Guatemala City, Guatemala (GUA) $349
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) Lima, Peru (LIM) $559
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) San Juan, PR (SJU) $199

Hartford, CT (BDL) San Juan, PR (SJU) $299
Miami, FL (MIA) Belize City, Belize (BZE) $409
Miami, FL (MIA) Cali, Colombia (CLO) $343
Miami, FL (MIA) Cancun, Mexico (CUN) $239

Miami, FL (MIA) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos (PLS) $199
Miami, FL (MIA) San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO) $261
Miami, FL (MIA) San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL) $319
New York Kennedy, NY (JFK) Aruba, Aruba (AUA) $349

New York Kennedy, NY (JFK) Bermuda, Bermuda (BDA) $199
New York Kennedy, NY (JFK) Santiago, Dominican Republic (STI) $219
New York Kennedy, NY (JFK) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ) $269
Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) London Gatwick, UK (LGW) $569

San Juan, PR (SJU) Caracas, Venezuela (CCS) $399
San Juan, PR (SJU) Chicago O'Hare, IL (ORD) $319
San Juan, PR (SJU) Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) $199
San Juan, PR (SJU) Hartford, CT (BDL) $299

San Juan, PR (SJU) Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ) # $149
San Juan, PR (SJU) St. Croix, USVI (STX) # $142
San Juan, PR (SJU) St. Lucia Charles Airport, St. Lucia (SLU) # $164

**rbc100** · 08-04-2005, 04:35 PM

Not sure if anyone flies out of Dallas but just saw that American has a special out of Dallas for $369 through early December.That is a kick ass fare from Dallas likely may not include taxes but still a good fare.rbc100

**psriches** · 08-17-2005, 06:53 PM

JFK to STI direct is $268 until Dec. 14th. With the high fuel costs, i don't know when we'll see these rates again! Bring back the days when we could fly into POP direct for $235. JFK to POP is dead!! Rates are $400+ with a connection.

**Jimmydr** · 08-17-2005, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by psriches

JFK to STI direct is $268 until Dec. 14th. With the high fuel costs, i don't know when we'll see these rates again! Bring back the days when we could fly into POP direct for $235. JFK to POP is dead!! Rates are $400+ with a connection.

In 1997 we flew to SD because PoP had short runways. They extended them and there were 4 flights a day in the summer. Then STI opened.

**guttaman** · 08-17-2005, 07:26 PM

Anything under $500 from Boston to POP or STI is a steal for me. The gas company is putting in a new gas burner on monday. Ask how will i pay " AA Advantage Platnium thankyou" 5306 miles in one day. The last time i wrote a check was last summer. One store even lets me charge my lottery tickets on the credit card. Beg, borrow or steal as many miles as possible. As PS said the fuel cost are going to hit us hard after the new year. The 2 weeks i want is $778 going thru Miami which i fucking hate that airport. When the fuck will Jet Blue do some BOS to JFK flights? I might be grounded till March. Holy shit. Thats 7 months. Time to beg, borrow and definately steal.

**psriches** · 08-17-2005, 07:39 PM

Hey Gutta! No airline, weather, connecting flight, airport, gas burner, wife girlfriend, etc, can stop you from getting to DR.

**guttaman** · 08-17-2005, 08:25 PM

I know. I will bite the bullet for the end of October. You got me on that bluff.

**moshy2k** · 08-17-2005, 11:58 PM

I am with you Guttman (EL Drunko pupil) I am vinyl siding my house (have to remove old aluminum siding first) 19,000k and it is all being packed on my AA card.

I also have applied and got approved for my second AA platinum card extra 15,000 miles. Plus the 40k miles I have collected so far I am on my way to over 100k miles. My next trip should be either free or a free upgrade to first class I ain't going back to coach damnit (yes I am spoiled).

**psriches** · 08-18-2005, 06:21 AM

I have about 35k miles on my AA card. Saving miles for Brazil!!

**Jimmydr** · 08-18-2005, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by psriches

I have about 35k miles on my AA card. Saving miles for Brazil!!

I have, estimated:

Delta - 125,000
AA - 125,000
Northwest - 30,000
US Air - 25,000
United 60,000

Not bad at all

Done with no fee credit cards

**El Drunko** · 08-18-2005, 12:17 PM

guttaman, here is a thought, don`t know if it works with connection times, but I'm gonna look into it.

PVD-San Juan Spirit
San Juan-POP or STI AA

Spirit has cheap fares to SJU, its still a $300 ticket to POP from sju, but could save a hunddred or better on the air alone. Now parking is $16-$20 a day at Logan, I can get a ride to PVD. People don`t mind that ride, its going into Boston that pisses people off.

**guttaman** · 08-18-2005, 12:56 PM

Checking todays AA update. 10/25 to 11/1 for $415.55 including tax. Need to book by 8/22. And that is into POP not STI. Connection in SJU or hell (MIA). Gonna tweek the dates a bit and see if the #s come up the same. Cost me $50 each way to Logan. No rental car this trip and $20 each way to Sosua. Total $555.55 door to door. I can definately like with that. Just as long as i do not get the Russian cabbie from hell at Logan again. He was drunker than i was.

**psriches** · 08-18-2005, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by guttaman

Checking todays AA update. 10/25 to 11/1 for $415.55 including tax. Need to book by 8/22. And that is into POP not STI. Connection in SJU or hell (MIA). Gonna tweek the dates a bit and see if the #s come up the same. Cost me $50 each way to Logan. No rental car this trip and $20 each way to Sosua. Total $555.55 door to door. I can definately like with that. Just as long as i do not get the Russian cabbie from hell at Logan again. He was drunker than i was.

Not even a drunk Russian cabbie can keep you away from DR....... good man!

**psriches** · 08-18-2005, 01:45 PM

Hey Gutta! You are right about the POP AI american crowd not travelling there anymore. I guess the word is out that it's not worth it no matter how cheap it is. Like you said, once they experience the shitty service, food, activities, beach, town, etc, they don't return. At one time, i know POP was on that budget traveller's carribean destinations list. You know, cancun, bahamas, jamaica, pr, etc. But not anymore!!

**El Drunko** · 08-18-2005, 10:11 PM

I know for a fact that the AA schedual isn`t the sam as it used to be, its harded than ever to catch a flight....Prices have dropped a bit though, they are in the mid $500's instead of mid $600"s.....

October will be the test. If I like Thialand, I may never go back to the DR, even if it is that close.....I say close, it takes me 11 hrs to get there, leave the house at 3 am for a 6 am flight, catch a connection in Miami for a 3 hr layover. Land at about 2pm......WTF???

**rbc100** · 08-18-2005, 10:19 PM

I am saving most of my 75000 AAlines miles for places like Peru and Colombia and maybe even Uraguay in South America, only 22500 miles for me when on sale.Will be using 17500 of them to DR late September.rbc100

**guttaman** · 08-18-2005, 11:14 PM

I have been to Japan from Logan before and the flight sucked. I think it takes including layover another 10 hours from Narita airport in Japan. BOS to BKK door to door around 35 hours. Boston to Tokyo station was 25 hours exact. Started drinking in Chicago. Long flights and booze are bad. But necessary. El Drunko, i have been thinking Thialand also for many years. Since getting whiplash on the Tokyo subway checking out those cute little Asian asses i have wanted to see the holy land of mongering. I am sure your report will turn many onto the land of large waves.