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Maximus
07-24-2005, 10:32 PM
I got a call from my buddy saying that AA is no longer flying direct from JFK to POP on Saturdays.

I just got home, and sure enough, I got an email from AA. The flight I booked for Nov 5th direct is now a layover flight in Miami. :mad:
Maximus
07-24-2005, 11:05 PM
Just got off the phone with AA. Had to move my flight to the 6th to keep a direct flight.

The agent said that it looks as if the only direct flight days for this route are going to be Fridays and Sundays. 8O

That's pretty weak if it stays that way. :(
Apos
07-24-2005, 11:17 PM
that sucks...no warning and losing a day! that's one more reason for me to keep flying continental! not to POP but to STI. worth the 2 hours on the bus/taxi!
knotty
07-24-2005, 11:24 PM
glad we still got direct flights to STI, atleast i don't have to worry connecting.
JD
07-25-2005, 01:07 AM
I am a big Continental fan as well. Even if they bumped me on my last outgoing flight.

JD
Jimmydr
07-25-2005, 08:16 AM
glad we still got direct flights to STI, atleast i don't have to worry connecting.

Thats where the population lives and wants to get to. Back in 2001, 90% of the people on the 4 flights to POP then headed over to STI.
knotty
07-25-2005, 08:19 AM
glad we still got direct flights to STI, atleast i don't have to worry connecting.

Thats where the population lives and wants to get to. Back in 2001, 90% of the people on the 4 flights to POP then headed over to STI.

great, because i love a plane with a flight full of dominicanas, just keep the crying babies home.
psriches
07-25-2005, 12:14 PM
The chicas on the Delta JFK/STI flight are off the chain..........
BrooklynBeas
07-25-2005, 02:08 PM
most STI flights are full of real dominicanas... More tourists fly to POP... Im flyin to STI in about 3 1/2 weeks :D
moshy2k
08-02-2005, 01:28 AM
I have been looking on AA.com and don't see any direct flights from EWr to POP. O THE SADNESS... DAMN YOU AMERICAN AIRLINES...... DAMN YOU...
El Drunko
08-02-2005, 05:21 AM
:evil: I look for 4-5 flights just to get there anyway, so this doesn`t piss me off at all :evil:
psriches
08-02-2005, 09:17 PM
POP is a done deal! Santiago is the way to go..........
BrooklynBeas
08-02-2005, 09:19 PM
in the summer POP flights suck... wait for fall/winter before looking for POP flights again...
psriches
08-02-2005, 09:29 PM
Maybe rates will go down but those connections won't change. Only tourists go to POP and they are not flocking there for that cheap vacation anymore.
Pana
08-02-2005, 09:32 PM
POP is a done deal! Santiago is the way to go..........
You are right Ps, the only way I will fly to POP is if Im using a buddy pass or even fly for free.
gdogg
08-02-2005, 09:35 PM
I've only flown through POP. What are the differences between the two? I don't know any better. What am I missing?
:roll:
psriches
08-02-2005, 09:43 PM
I've only flown through POP. What are the differences between the two? I don't know any better. What am I missing?
:roll:for you nothing! for the new york area cats, about a $200+ difference with direct flights.
BrooklynBeas
08-02-2005, 09:44 PM
Now that i have friends in Santiago and Mao... It usually easier to fly to STI... so cheaper and easy=better all the time!!! :D
gdogg
08-02-2005, 09:45 PM
Direct flights. That would be great.
:?
psriches
08-02-2005, 10:54 PM
Direct flights. That would be great.
:?And $268.55 through December........
moshy2k
08-02-2005, 11:59 PM
Drunko how long does it take you to arrive if you have that many connections. I usually get about 4k miles per round trip (I always fly 1st class) how many more can I get if I take connections. Please enlighten me I would grealty appreciate it.

BRING BACK THAT DAMN DIRECT FLIGHT FROM EWR TO POP DAMNIT!!!!
I HATE THAT LONG ASS DRIVE TO SOSUA.............
Dick Dawson
08-03-2005, 12:28 AM
BRING BACK THAT DAMN DIRECT FLIGHT FROM EWR TO POP DAMNIT!!!!
I HATE THAT LONG ASS DRIVE TO SOSUA.............

The flights are there but on fewer and fewer days :(
moshy2k
08-03-2005, 12:32 AM
I will have to check again I have been looking for the 2nd weekend in Feb (yes 2006) but havent seen one AA flight form ewr to pop.
Dick Dawson
08-03-2005, 12:39 AM
I will have to check again I have been looking for the 2nd weekend in Feb (yes 2006) but havent seen one AA flight form ewr to pop.

You know AA doesn't to non-stop EWR-POP. You either have to go thru MIA or San Juan. Have you looked at Continental?
moshy2k
08-03-2005, 12:44 AM
I was slow to find out about AA not flying non-stop anymore. What really annoyes me is I am accumulating a boat load of air miles on my AA card and now they don't fly direct to my favorite place. Did I mention I absolutely hate that drive from Santiago to Sosua...

And I wouldn't really mind the connection but that crap is 7 (YES SEVEN) hours. I am usually going in sane about 3 1/2. I have no idea how I am going to make it to Africa next year. The wife and I are tossing the idea of going to Africa for a few weeks next year.
Dick Dawson
08-03-2005, 12:56 AM
I have gone through MIA twice. Once on my way to Aruba and the other time on my way to Curacao. I absolutely hate that airport. You sometimes have to take a train (!) to go from one part to the other. Yes, the layover times are insane. I will only touch that airport again to visit relatives in Miami.
El Drunko
08-03-2005, 05:37 AM
moshy, it all depends on where the flights are from/to. I only did it one time going to the DR. I did a BOS-LAX-JFK-POP STI-JFK-SFO-BOS.

Something like this will price out just a bit higher than I would normaly pay. The catch for me, is to do it when there is a deal out of JFK. In order to be worth it, I need that "special" $260 fare. Or thereabouts.

I can`t get a deal for the thanksgiveing trip. I'm searching for some kind of long routing. Problem is, there are no deals out of POP or STI that I can get a connection with. I don`t mind makeing it a 24 hr trip to get there, but on the way home, I'd like to keep it under 12
Jimmydr
08-03-2005, 08:11 AM
The business is to Santiago and not Puerto Plata anymore.
gdogg
08-03-2005, 09:41 AM
And $268.55 through December........

:fu:

Ah rub it in, why dontcha.
psriches
08-03-2005, 03:53 PM
The wife and I are tossing the idea of going to Africa for a few weeks next year."tossing" hmmm! I think you have been influenced by Wsj. ;)
moshy2k
08-03-2005, 11:22 PM
Yeah, I was infected on my last trip.
moshy2k
08-03-2005, 11:25 PM
Drunko,

What is the average amount of FF miles you get for a trip like that (one you have taken to DR). And what is the average TOTAL flight time. If the miles are significant then I could possible do it going but need a short flight coming back.

I do appreciate you wealth of FF info...