Just got back from UIO, a few things that I found out.

1) BOG-UIO is now on 757s that have only 12 seats. The recline is the same as on a 767 almost completly flat as a bed. Wasn't bad at all, so if you find that AV is using a 757 it will be OK in 1st, but keep in mind that they have only 12 seats.

2)Now that AV merged with Aces they are going to be changing who will fly where over the next month or so.ex AV wont be flying to LIM it'll be Aces, and only AV from MIA.(for the record as of 5/5 Aces flew ONLY to CCS, UIO, and MIA on int'l flights.) the difference is till now ACES had only coach seats, dont know if that will be changing so keep in mind that your destination might only have coach seats.

3)At JFK AV made me pay an extra $58.30 for depature taxes over the $14.10 that LP charged me. I was lucky that I said I didnt have the cash and they took my CC. Called LP when I got back last Fri and they asked that I fax them my receipts and that they will take it up with AV since all I needed to pay was $14.10, and that in LPs opinion AV should refund the $58.30, if that doesn;t work then Ill simply dispute it with my CC.

The crews were GREAT on all flights, much better service etc than the flights Ive taken on Taca, and Lacsa. Also since JFK was fogged in on Thurs night we were diverted to MIA, where AV put us up for the night the only prob was that they explained everything in Spanish and nothing in English but between another Yank in 1st and a couple of crew members everything went OK. The only problem was although my bag was tagged 'priority' it was one of the last bags to come out both in MIA and JFK the next day, wasting alot of my time for no reason.Yet w/o a flinch Id fly AV again and again. So much so, Im planing a trip to CTG(Cartegena?) in June using AV.

[This message has been edited by craz (edited 05-13-2002).]