Originally Posted by bakoboy
LAN runs a little shuttle bus to Viņa del Mar from SCL. I took it yesterday from the airport. Cost 5,000 pesos. Left at 8:00 AM from the curb at the far right hand side of the public transport area, near the Transvip vans.
There were only 3 people on it. How do they make money on it?
On my trip(flight) there were about 15. It was a mini-van type bus and it's run by the same people that run the city/or whatever tours in Santiago. LAN may not be paying at all for this service. The tour co. may just be satisfied with what they get? Don't know for a fact, but if LAN is paying anything, it's probably minimal.
Originally Posted by bakoboy
The shuttle is for LAN customers only. But nobody checked me.
The bus driver had a name list when I took the bus from Vina to SCL just a week ago. I was told by LAN that you need reservation, otherwise, no go. It actually appeared as a LAN flight number on
www.checkmytrip.com after I made reses at the Vina LAN office. No miles....
It is still 5000 Pesos, ~$10.