Originally Posted by
bigbuy
You can sign up for their Visa card and get 20,000 miles with first purchase. Last time I checked, that route was going for 9000 miles round trip, so you could get 2 free tickets. Just cancel the card before renewal to avoid the fee. First year is fee free. BTW, when I flew that route it was $99 each way which was still slightly high for what is a 22 minute flight. Just goes to show what a complete lack of competition will do for certain routes.
Nice idea re the credit card! Unfortunately I don't think I'd have enough time to go through that process, as I intend to be there in about 6 weeks time. Nice thinking though
Originally Posted by
flyldavid
The fare is reflective of several factors, first they probably rather sell that seat to a passenger connecting in GUA to other TACA flights (MIA, LAX, etc). The other factors are the obvious, operating cost+monopolized routes+demand+people willing to pay the fare.
True! There just seems to be quite a pattern of latin american countries having local sites with much better prices, so I figured it was worth a try
Having thought about it a bit more, though, GUA-FLR is clearly such a touristed route, it would make sense that they would price gouge. Not too many locals wanting to fly that way, I guess!
Originally Posted by
flyldavid
Did you try TACA regional's website?
http://www.tacaregional.com/
I've booked some flights on TACA Honduras there (Tegucigalpa to Roatan) and they are usually $50-$100 cheaper for the same exact flights taca.com is selling on those regional flights. The only difference will be that the ticket is issued by the operating carrier (Aviateca, Isleņa, etc) and doesn't have a TA-202 ticket number.
I did have a look on there, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to allow you to book Guatemala flights on there.