United fares to the DR

[vewdew]

I see you're from Boston. I, too, used to do the PVD-EWR-POP route back in my earlier days, until CO changed the itinerary and you'd have to fly from PVD to EWR about 6AM, stay in Newark overnight and fly on to POP the NEXT day. Made no damned sense. I started just driving down to EWR and flying direct to POP from there.

Well not exactly from Boston more like 50 miles away from Boston, I am in New Bedford the whaling city, so Providence is alot closer 25 minute drive versus 1 hour to Boston if the traffic is good.

[rahsta]

Damn, those DR flight prices are looking crazy. I guess there goes my trip to Sosua. Flying to STI 2am then catching a cab to Sosua is too much work for me.

[deezl]

Damn, those DR flight prices are looking crazy. I guess there goes my trip to Sosua. Flying to STI 2am then catching a cab to Sosua is too much work for me.

that's probably what i'm gonna wind up doing. except i'll probably get a room at matum when i get in and hit the disco, if i find something i like - great, if not - no worries. i may even spend a couple nights in santiago just to mix things up.

[XXX]

Well not exactly from Boston more like 50 miles away from Boston, I am in New Bedford the whaling city, so Providence is alot closer 25 minute drive versus 1 hour to Boston if the traffic is good.

The home of one my favorite things,,,,,,,,Portugese Sweet Bread !!

[vewdew]

The home of one my favorite things,,,,,,,,Portugese Sweet Bread !!

You got that right, and the good one to.

[eldorob]

that's probably what i'm gonna wind up doing. except i'll probably get a room at matum when i get in and hit the disco, if i find something i like - great, if not - no worries. i may even spend a couple nights in santiago just to mix things up.

I like Matum too, but is there anything closer to the airport that's also a little cheaper? Getting in at two, all I need is a bed, no chicas.

[psriches]

I like Matum too, but is there anything closer to the airport that's also a little cheaper? Getting in at two, all I need is a bed, no chicas.

About 10 cabanas in the area. And you can negociate a good price at that time of the morning. Although you'll have to pay the $20 cab fare.

[jacknback]

United gets to be the bad boy airlines for a couple of days......they stopped allowing familys with children to jump the line.You know..when they let the parents and kids get on with the impaired.
They basically said go fuck yourself and stand in line with the rest of the flunkies!!!!!

[el toro]

United gets to be the bad boy airlines for a couple of days......they stopped allowing familys with children to jump the line.You know..when they let the parents and kids get on with the impaired.
They basically said go fuck yourself and stand in line with the rest of the flunkies!!!!!

That's right. If you ain't blind, crippled, really old etc....yo ass can wait.LOL. And may God bless those that are physically challenged.

I don't know what's worse though actually letting the family with small kids board first and delaying the rest of us from boarding or having them board with us and still delay us and the flight while they put their extra shit away. At least when they board with us they can't steal all the overhead storage before we get on the plane.

[TropicBob]

Having since relocated from Tampa to Portland,Oregon...I'm screwed with the airfares. When I checked PDX to POP last week it was over $1000...hell, I may as hell turn about face and head to to "Sosua on Steriods" (Angeles City) for $200 more!

:-( This may be a sign that the Christian Conservative Right Movement now owns the airlines (e.g. Marriott Hotels)!!!

[Dave Diaz]

Having since relocated from Tampa to Portland,Oregon...I'm screwed with the airfares. When I checked PDX to POP last week it was over $1000...hell, I may as hell turn about face and head to to "Sosua on Steriods" (Angeles City) for $200 more!

:-( This may be a sign that the Christian Conservative Right Movement now owns the airlines (e.g. Marriott Hotels)!!!

Their flights to ac are from what I can tell competitive with other ones I seen. Pdx to pop is a long trip. I can imagine they get you real goood for coming from out west.

[el toro]

For those interested:

For September every week after the first week is now $516, down from the high 6-$700 range.

Hopefully another week it'll be around $400 something and then I'll book.

[deezl]

For those interested:

For September every week after the first week is now $516, down from the high 6-$700 range.

Hopefully another week it'll be around $400 something and then I'll book.

yup. Unfortunately United's EWR-POP route drops from daily to weekly in September (Saturday flights only) so not only is it unlikely we'll see a real fare drop since they have so few flights to fill, you can't even get a full weekend in if you stay less than 2 weeks.

In the meantime, Delta & JetBlue are offering $299 R/T fares to Santiago every single day of the month...

[JD426]

yup. Unfortunately United's EWR-POP route drops from daily to weekly in September (Saturday flights only) so not only is it unlikely we'll see a real fare drop since they have so few flights to fill, you can't even get a full weekend in if you stay less than 2 weeks.

In the meantime, Delta & JetBlue are offering $299 R/T fares to Santiago every single day of the month...

exactly ! ... and thats what i said in the other thread.. How much lower than $299 is anyone expecting ??
why would u wait and take a chance just to fly into POP ? U got a sure thing at $299
. if you going in Sept, just book it already.. the whole month is wide open..every single day.. its a no brainer.
And the flights are NICE ones, Early AM departure, arrive before noon.. they are not some crap arrive at 3 am flights.

if Anyone can beat $299, i sure would like to see that one.

[el toro]

exactly ! ... and thats what i said in the other thread.. How much lower than $299 is anyone expecting ??
why would u wait and take a chance just to fly into POP ? U got a sure thing at $299
. if you going in Sept, just book it already.. the whole month is wide open..every single day.. its a no brainer.
And the flights are NICE ones, Early AM departure, arrive before noon.. they are not some crap arrive at 3 am flights.

if Anyone can beat $299, i sure would like to see that one.

United EWR to POP has always worked out for me the last few Septembers since I've been going to DR.

If I can't get the R/T price I want in a week or two I will fly JB out of JFK and just return on United to POP. The convenience to home on the return is important to me. I've done well buying separate one-way tickets a few times. I have the flexibility of days and good prices this way usually. I just waited one time too late to book the return and it cost me a lot, but won't let that happen this time.

[Dave Diaz]

It'll be hard to beat 299. Taxes rt are 134 so 299 fares mean your getting each way for less than 100. These are some of the best fare deals I've seen in a while. If anyone has a better price it won't be too much better than this.

[SeaWeed]

this guy can't even think about flying into POP cause it's so expensive just from Tampa, FL or Orlando, FL......
and no this guy isn't gonna go the STI route.......that 3AM chit is for the birds
best airfare to monger places for this guy is first Montego Bay, Jamaica, Panama City and then Santo Domingo......
all inexpensive flights and good schedules.......someday mi will bite the bullet and fly to Meddy

[Mr. Smooth]

yup. Unfortunately United's EWR-POP route drops from daily to weekly in September (Saturday flights only) so not only is it unlikely we'll see a real fare drop since they have so few flights to fill, you can't even get a full weekend in if you stay less than 2 weeks.

In the meantime, Delta & JetBlue are offering $299 R/T fares to Santiago every single day of the month...

$300 fucking dollars round trip to the DR from NYC?????? Jeezusss! When I got my ticket for Sept. back in early March, AA was $685 from SF. I went ahead and paid another $27 for the extra leg room seats in the front of the coach section for the SF-MIA leg. Thats over a 5 hour flight. It was the best I could do.

For all you New York guys, it's your world. The rest of us are just living in it!


.....toro, get yer ass down there. Just book it already. Quit fucking the dog!

[el toro]

I'm on my way. Just working out a few things on this end.

I'm with Seaweed on the 3am thing. I wouldn't mind arriving at 3am--I could still enjoy the night or start the day early--however you want to call it. I couldn't imaging leaving at 3am to come home--I enjoy that last night too much. I like getting my morning session at a comfortable waking hour and then breakfast before heading to the airport when I'm leaving. Plus the extra distance and taxi all add up in either time or money.

[el toro]

I'm not proud of it, but after stalking flight prices, contemplating flying in and out of STI from EWR or JFK and every other possible scenerio, I just bit the bullet and paid the $546 for next month from EWR to POP. It just is what it is with the fares right now.

After a lot of thought I decided I'd rather eat the high fare now so I can know that I only HAVE to pay for my room and pussy upon arrival instead of saving on the fare and have to be nickeled and dimed on taxis, buses, and trains the arrival and departure day of my trip.