We bicycled in the highland of Ecuador and then cruised the Galapagos. Only TAME flies to the Galapagos -- round trip report:

"Both flights were Boeing 272-100's. This is a plane from the era when passengers
wore suites or dresses and only took hats and coats on board. It is so old that the
overhead racks do not have doors. Everything has to go under the seat. On both
flights, the meals are better than you get on some semi-monopoly segments in the
U.S."

Flights from LAX/MIA to Quito business class on AA were uneventful.

Full story at http://www.lpf.com/adventure/ecuador/

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