View Full Version : AA to cancel weekend non-stop flights to POP
American Airlines will suspend New York City/JFK-Puerto Plata flights on 29Apr06. AA has successfully served this route for years, but the addition of Santiago to their network has huge effects on traffic (STI and POP are 24 miles apart). The suspension is indefinite. I guess the North Coast is finished with tourism from Americans every American is going to Punta Cana instead I would to Puerto Plata is a dump.
They changed my flight and after a short fight I was swiched to the Santiago flight for no fee.
knotty
02-12-2006, 10:43 AM
i was looking for direct flights yesterday to POP, and couldn't find shit. Now I know why.
I guess we group at Santiago and grab cabs from now on.
BrooklynBeas
02-12-2006, 10:44 AM
this sucks... Even though the last 4 or 5 trips ive been goin to STI anyways... POP should at least be on weekends... I miss flights 1797 and 1798 those were great and it used to be any day of the week!!!
this sucks... Even though the last 4 or 5 trips ive been goin to STI anyways... POP should at least be on weekends... I miss flights 1797 and 1798 those were great and it used to be any day of the week!!!
Santiago should be cheaper now.
Phoenix
02-12-2006, 10:49 AM
Continental seems to be reducing flights to POP
BrooklynBeas
02-12-2006, 10:49 AM
maybe not cause now you can only go there if you wanna go anywhere near POP/Sosua... Anyways for now, Im goin out to shovel a lil snow... Ill be back soon... It looks like a day or watchin TV and bein on here...
knotty
02-12-2006, 10:52 AM
AA, JFK-STI is 260 something, not including the tax. once you add that which is close to 140 more bucks.
JuanElGriego
02-12-2006, 12:24 PM
This sux!!
How much and how long is a Santiago - Sosua cab ride??
Might stopping in Miami or San Juan before Puerto Plata be preferable?
This sux!!
How much and how long is a Santiago - Sosua cab ride??
Might stopping in Miami or San Juan before Puerto Plata be preferable?
1 hour and 20 minutes by taxi. It runs about $50 - $60 but you can share a cab.
knotty
02-12-2006, 12:29 PM
I haven't even heard of $60. My last 2 trips, they asked for $75 from STI to Sosua.
I haven't even heard of $60. My last 2 trips, they asked for $75 from STI to Sosua.
Daniello will pick you up or you ask for the posted rates which should be 1,900 pesos I believe.
Daniello will pick you up or you ask for the posted rates which should be 1,900 pesos I believe.
Charged us $70 to go to Santiago yesterday. Says it is now $80.
Charged us $70 to go to Santiago yesterday. Says it is now $80.
He needs $80? He must be nuts.
guttaman
02-12-2006, 01:12 PM
$80 is 2 days car rental.
$80 is 2 days car rental.
Both ways is 4 days of rental. Lets see $80 each way x 6 days. $480 a week, I can be a taxi guy there.
knotty
02-12-2006, 01:16 PM
no more taxis for me. renting a car is much better. it's basically the same amount of a 4 day trip.
no more taxis for me. renting a car is much better. it's basically the same amount of a 4 day trip.
I guess cars are the way to go.
Phoenix
02-12-2006, 01:31 PM
I guess cars are the way to go.
If this is going to be the going rate and I have to fly into STI I think I will get a car. I might grab one for a few days in April to try driving there and do a roadtrip with the wife
If this is going to be the going rate and I have to fly into STI I think I will get a car. I might grab one for a few days in April to try driving there and do a roadtrip with the wife
This is DR. Just wait and you will see Gwa Gwa's doing cheaper runs.
Phoenix
02-12-2006, 01:37 PM
This is DR. Just wait and you will see Gwa Gwa's doing cheaper runs.
I learned how to use them last trip for trips to Puerta Plata or my chicas apartment, can be crowded at times but dirt cheap
I learned how to use them last trip for trips to Puerta Plata or my chicas apartment, can be crowded at times but dirt cheap
The key is you pay for 2 or 3 spots.
Phoenix
02-12-2006, 01:40 PM
The key is you pay for 2 or 3 spots.
It was 25 Pesos for Sosua to downtown Puerta Plata and 20 Pesos from Sosua to her apartment near the airport.
moshy2k
02-12-2006, 01:43 PM
O this sucks. Can you still get direct flights if you fly in on a thurs or Friday??
I was planning to fly in on April 20th or 21st
knotty
02-12-2006, 01:50 PM
all the flights out of new york appear to be connecting fliights.
If this is going to be the going rate and I have to fly into STI I think I will get a car. I might grab one for a few days in April to try driving there and do a roadtrip with the wife
you can rent at the airport. for a small, new, chevy it's like $25 a day.
all the flights out of new york appear to be connecting fliights.
Say goodbye to direct.
knotty
02-12-2006, 01:59 PM
Say goodbye to direct.
doesn't really matter to me, though, since I'm always flying into STI in the 1st place. I believe I flew into POP once.
Phoenix
02-12-2006, 01:59 PM
you can rent at the airport. for a small, new, chevy it's like $25 a day.
Cheapest thing I saw online was the VW Fox, I remember we saw a few around Sosua
weyland
02-12-2006, 02:02 PM
Think laterally, guys. Move to Britain. Plenty of flights to POP from here!
Think laterally, guys. Move to Britain. Plenty of flights to POP from here!
7 hours from there or 3 from NYC. I will stay.
weyland
02-12-2006, 02:18 PM
7 hours from there or 3 from NYC. I will stay.
My return charter flights only cost around $450, which is reasonable (except that I am restricted to 7-day or 14-day trips), and you forgot to mention the other advantages of living in Britain, cold, wet, whores in their mid-thirties at $150 for 40 minutes and you mustn't touch anything, most other women look like dogs, overweight and think their ass is cake, public transport, health and education systems collapsing, and manufacturing almost extinct. On second thoughts perhaps I'll move to the US and walk from STI to Sosua. No, better still, I'll move to the DR! I am a pensioner, with no ties here, so why not?
My return charter flights only cost around $450, which is reasonable (except that I am restricted to 7-day or 14-day trips), and you forgot to mention the other advantages of living in Britain, cold, wet, whores in their mid-thirties at $150 for 40 minutes and you mustn't touch anything, most other women look like dogs, overweight and think their ass is cake, public transport, health and education systems collapsing, and manufacturing almost extinct. On second thoughts perhaps I'll move to the US and walk from STI to Sosua. No, better still, I'll move to the DR! I am a pensioner, with no ties here, so why not?
why not indeed!:clap2::clap::mrgreen:
My return charter flights only cost around $450, which is reasonable (except that I am restricted to 7-day or 14-day trips), and you forgot to mention the other advantages of living in Britain, cold, wet, whores in their mid-thirties at $150 for 40 minutes and you mustn't touch anything, most other women look like dogs, overweight and think their ass is cake, public transport, health and education systems collapsing, and manufacturing almost extinct. On second thoughts perhaps I'll move to the US and walk from STI to Sosua. No, better still, I'll move to the DR! I am a pensioner, with no ties here, so why not?
I am restricted to 365 days per year myself.
Tonto4
02-12-2006, 03:45 PM
[QUOTE=weyland]
most other women look like dogs, overweight and think their ass is cake . . .
LOL . . . same over here Wey. Or go to the DR and fuck all the 20 yo hotties you can handle for $30 a pop.
psriches
02-12-2006, 04:39 PM
AA, JFK-STI is 260 something, not including the tax. once you add that which is close to 140 more bucks.DELTA doing $270 JFK-STI including tax, year round.
knotty
02-12-2006, 04:42 PM
DELTA doing $270 JFK-STI including tax, year round.
I gotta check this one out.
I like Delta, I have over 100,000 Miles with them.
The only bad thing with Delta is that they only have one flight going out per day to JFK, and AA they have 3 flights going to JFK so your not really fucked if you miss your flight.
ErikS
02-17-2006, 10:56 AM
all the flights out of new york appear to be connecting fliights.
I think I just booked one of the last AA non-stop JFK to POP flights.
28 April flight# 1797.
My return flight on 7 May is POP-SJU-JFK.
Total cost = $331.40
The cheaper Delta flights seem to have disappeared also.
JFK-STI on those dates on Delta was $324.40
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My 29 June-6 Jul trip is $338.40 on AA
JFK-MIA-POP ....... POP-MIA-JFK :thumbsup2:
Continental nonstop from EWR was $469.50 :mad:
Delta did not have a flight on 29 June, but for 28 Jun - 6 Jul, JFK-STI was $674.00 :eek: ..........that's crazy!!!!.....what, do they think I live in someplace like Atlanta, Detroit or Phoenix??? ;)
So right now the prices from NYC seem to be just about the same going into either POP or STI.
So the choice is between:
Non-stop into STI...and then taxi , rental car, or Caribe Tours Bus.
Connecting flights into POP.....with a relitively cheap taxi into town (or even cheaper gua-gua or even moto if you travel light).
If I was going to fly into STI, I'd take AA just because they have multiple flights all day long. Delta only has one a day each way,and Jet Blue still has those weird middle of the night arrivals and departures.
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For about 100 bucks more, you can fly out of Newark, non-stop into POP on Continental, but again, they only have one flight a day!
Still, it is nice to have choices! :)
This is not good news. However it sounds like we will all be able to adapt.
Going forward I wonder if Samana is going to change to become a mongering spot after the International Airport opens there.
JD
This is not good news. However it sounds like we will all be able to adapt.
Going forward I wonder if Samana is going to change to become a mongering spot after the International Airport opens there.
JD
Maybe after they finish the highway from SD to there.
Phoenix
02-17-2006, 09:21 PM
With AA cutting flights this must be why Continental is raising prices. My only good option for the July trip is to fly into STI. The price for that trip is usually 495, now it is 600. The beauty of capitilism
I am finding the prices have been raised by Continental for July.
Summer is always high season there.
the prices have atleast doubled for me...paid $345 CAD last 2 trips out of SYRACUSE for 1 stop in newark. now atleast 1 or 2 stops plus overnight layover.
best i can find is about $800 CAD 1 stop or direct.
GREEDY FUCKERS!!!!!!!:mad:
Phoenix
02-17-2006, 09:33 PM
the prices have atleast doubled for me...paid $345 CAD last 2 trips out of SYRACUSE for 1 stop in newark. now atleast 1 or 2 stops plus overnight layover.
best i can find is about $800 CAD 1 stop or direct.
GREEDY FUCKERS!!!!!!!:mad:
Damn you could probably fly to PHX and travel with me for less
Fucking Syracuse! The best i can find is 610 out of Bufallo to STI.
i'm searching for last minute sales sites...i may have a good one. i'll let ya know.
Fucking Syracuse! The best i can find is 610 out of Bufallo to STI.
$610 USD...right?
best i see, on the continental site is $659.20 CAD...july 1-9
I was looking for June 29.
i've been considering a short trip in july so i can take another short trip in the fall
buf-sti june 29-july 3...5 days...$477.20CAD!!!
i may just book that!:clap::D:clap2:
Phoenix
02-17-2006, 09:56 PM
i've been considering a short trip in july so i can take another short trip in the fall
buf-sti june 29-july 3...5 days...$477.20CAD!!!
i may just book that!:clap::D:clap2:
I am not pulling the trigger on the July trip until I get back from the next one in May. I might go for 14 days if the team at work learns to back me up good.
june 27/28/29-july 3/4/5/6/7...$477.20 CAD...buf to sti
june 27/28/29-july 3/4/4/6/7...$632.20 CAD...buf to POP!
similar prices for the 27th or 28th but goes up dramatically if you stay the 2nd weekend
Phoenix
02-17-2006, 10:13 PM
june 27/28/29-july 3/4/5/6/7...$477.20 CAD...buf to sti
june 27/28/29-july 3/4/4/6/7...$632.20 CAD...buf to POP!
similar prices for the 27th or 28th but goes up dramatically if you stay the 2nd weekend
In the olden days the longer you stayed usually meant less money, who knows
I am staying until the 8th, couldn't find anything that wasn't +1 day to POP.
try this, if it works...
http://www.continental.com/fReview.asp?SID=FE5F2574F2604CC6A5831D65D297D4C0&FS=RT&AF=0&PS=CA&SS=TB&ST=LF
$764.20 buf to pop same day flights CAD
Phoenix
02-17-2006, 10:18 PM
I am thinking for July I might rent a car and cruise around the island a bit and stay from 7/1 to 7/12
try this, if it works...
http://www.continental.com/fReview.asp?SID=FE5F2574F2604CC6A5831D65D297D4C0&FS=RT&AF=0&PS=CA&SS=TB&ST=LF
$764.20 buf to pop same day flights CAD
didn't work but was june 29 to july 8
same dates but sti
$615.20 CAD...for only $150 CAD...i'm going to POP!
try this, if it works...
http://www.continental.com/fReview.asp?SID=FE5F2574F2604CC6A5831D65D297D4C0&FS=RT&AF=0&PS=CA&SS=TB&ST=LF
$764.20 buf to pop same day flights CAD
The link didn't work, but for that price I will do the charters out of Toronto.
good point...i'm looking at about $800 more or less from Ottawa...sucks!
Phoenix
02-17-2006, 10:25 PM
good point...i'm looking at about $800 more or less from Ottawa...sucks!
Down with corporate America!!! Ooopps sorry, I am part of it :eek:
we own property in florida...does that count:o:confused:
:wav::wav:
MegaSquirt
02-19-2006, 11:47 PM
Might stopping in Miami or San Juan before Puerto Plata be preferable?
Stopping in Miami or San Juan if only if you have time to kill, the flight won't leave for at least an hour assuming that if they're on time. I don't like this. Why should we have to waste 8-12 hrs just to fly to DR from the mainland?
JuanElGriego
02-20-2006, 09:50 PM
You're right. Too many things can go wrong. Delayed flights. Lost luggage. Not worth it.
JuanElGriego
03-17-2006, 04:35 PM
It's extremely slow here at work so i decided to check some flights out.
Leaving in the middle of JuLY, AA is $100 more direct to Sti than it is one-stop to PP. Fuck that, back to the original plan of stopping in Miami. I'm not paying an extra hundred dollars, then another $75+ to a cabby, then driving 2 hours in the middle of summer, possibly in some non-AC cab, just to get somewhere i could have gotten to for $175 LESS. That's fucking retarded. I'll spend the hour-and-a-half layover in MIA sipping iced tea, satisfied i saved 4-5 days room fee at the Europa.
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