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#16
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I have to admit that I'm back to LA574 on the 767 for the SCL-BOG route rather than the AV 787. While I love the 787 as an aircraft, the seat and IFE was so poorly designed that I'll take a proven yet aged "middle-aisle" J seat on LAN and enjoy the in-flight experience much more.
#18
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: San Francisco Penninsula
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Flying SFO-Scl. In Feb
Any chance they substitute a. Air craft with lie flat seats in bus for the sfo-sal leg? Currently a A320
What is the lounge like in SAL. Have 7 hour lay over.
Why are the serving dinner on the flight leaving bog for scl at 10:30 pm?
How is the food compared to United? Going on a saver. C ticket
What is the lounge like in SAL. Have 7 hour lay over.
Why are the serving dinner on the flight leaving bog for scl at 10:30 pm?
How is the food compared to United? Going on a saver. C ticket
#19
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: YVR
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Any chance they substitute a. Air craft with lie flat seats in bus for the sfo-sal leg? Currently a A320
What is the lounge like in SAL. Have 7 hour lay over.
Why are the serving dinner on the flight leaving bog for scl at 10:30 pm?
How is the food compared to United? Going on a saver. C ticket
What is the lounge like in SAL. Have 7 hour lay over.
Why are the serving dinner on the flight leaving bog for scl at 10:30 pm?
How is the food compared to United? Going on a saver. C ticket
2. The lounge in SAL is nothing great. I didn't get a chance to explore the terminal, I'd say make sure you do that so you can at least check it out. The lounge has the same AV food/drinks as the others, the tiny cheese sandwiches, peanuts and a couple other small snacks. Drinks are self serve IIRC, vodka/whisky et al, beer and soft drinks in the cooler. When I was there it was under a bit of renovation, but there's nothing they could do to that room short of tearing it down that would make it anything special. I recall the wifi being a bit spotty and the PCs in there sucked unfortunately. There's decent seating and TVs to kill some time, but 7 hours, you're gonna be pulling your hair out.
3. Dinner between BOG-SCL I'd say because simply they feel the need to serve something. They could serve breakfast but then people wanting dinner would complain, similar thing for YVR-YYZ overnight, they used to serve dinner but apparently people weren't eating it so they switched to breakfast, perhaps AV isn't far off from a change, perhaps their customers prefer the dinner option based on where most of the pax are connecting in from?
4. I can't say I've had AV food, but the reviews I've read haven't been great. Compared to UA? I thought UA F food was pretty decent, but I'm not sure about how it is on a regular basis, I only had it twice and the other time when in J I slept through the breakfast and then the FA ate it lol.
#20
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I know drvannostren and I have differed recently on the value of lounges but the little bar in SAL is a great spot, has cheap beers, always a mixed and friendly transient crowd, it has free internet and they take USD
Don't like the lounge, then go to the bar
Don't like the lounge, then go to the bar
#21
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: San Francisco Penninsula
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The bog-scl leg has 787 lie flat
Same flight time,5.5 hrs. I guess they may have more need for a larger plane on that route
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#22
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: YVR
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My next 2 passes through SAL are 35 minutes and 40 minutes respectively. At some point I'll have to actually check out this airport. I saw nothing more than the lounge briefly, a tiny duty free and the gate
#24
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: DEN
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I can't speak to the comparison, as I haven't flown UA in over 7 years, but the food on my flights in J was completely unmemorable. I do remember that on the long-haul (SCL-BOG-SCL) they have a restaurant-style 20-page menu that's pretty gross and nasty (dirty), and they tell you which page to look at for the meal that has been catered. There is nothing that feels "premium" about the experience, except for the knowledge of what they're (not) getting in the back.
I can't imagine UA does worse.
I can't imagine UA does worse.
#25
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I do agree it's 100% certain you're not going to see one on SFO-SAL. The reason is that it's a TACA operated route.
#26
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Just had a quick look. AV6645 operated by TA is a 330 route. Cannot see any others