Save my vacation/conference
Jan 5, 2011, 1:00 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: AA Plat, Delta Silver
Posts: 12
Save my vacation/conference
So I thought I'd have a week out of the office (vacation) followed by a week of a conference... all in the Caribbean. Awesome right? WRONG!! Flight plans (or lack there of) threaten to cancel the vacation!
I have a wedding in STT (St Thomas) on April 30th pm.
Monday May 2, I need to be in GCM (Grand Cayman) at 730 am.
The ONLY flight connections which arent abs insane leave STT at 8 am which is fine but not ideal for the night after a wedding.
Ideas? Help? I checked some charter flights but clearly have a budget in terms of what this can cost/feasibility. Am also worried about getting 'stuck' somewhere by switching airlines.
Only options seem to be STT-SJU-MIA-GCM RIDIC!
Have status on Delta and AA but thats obv not helpful here--
I have a wedding in STT (St Thomas) on April 30th pm.
Monday May 2, I need to be in GCM (Grand Cayman) at 730 am.
The ONLY flight connections which arent abs insane leave STT at 8 am which is fine but not ideal for the night after a wedding.
Ideas? Help? I checked some charter flights but clearly have a budget in terms of what this can cost/feasibility. Am also worried about getting 'stuck' somewhere by switching airlines.
Only options seem to be STT-SJU-MIA-GCM RIDIC!
Have status on Delta and AA but thats obv not helpful here--
Jan 5, 2011, 7:18 pm
#3
Join Date: May 2005
Location: YOW
Programs: AC-SE100K MM, BA-S HH-D, MB-G LT Sil, IHG-Plt, Nexus, Global Entry
Posts: 3,817
For STT-GCM on May 2nd, I did a quick Kayak search and found two (of many) options:
dep 8:05 am STT-MIA-GCM arriving at 2:50 pm for $369.
dep 11:15 am STT-SJU-GCM arriving at 7:35 pm for $447.
These were easy to find and give you a choice between a single connection, or sleeping in after the wedding. Were you expecting a direct flight?
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13F
Jan 6, 2011, 7:39 am
#4
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: AA Plat, Delta Silver
Posts: 12
ha!
I agree. I am in the Caribbean for at least a week every month. STT, STX, EIS, GDT are some of the places which are hard to combine with other islands.
For STT-GCM on May 2nd, I did a quick Kayak search and found two (of many) options:
dep 8:05 am STT-MIA-GCM arriving at 2:50 pm for $369.
dep 11:15 am STT-SJU-GCM arriving at 7:35 pm for $447.
These were easy to find and give you a choice between a single connection, or sleeping in after the wedding. Were you expecting a direct flight?
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13F
For STT-GCM on May 2nd, I did a quick Kayak search and found two (of many) options:
dep 8:05 am STT-MIA-GCM arriving at 2:50 pm for $369.
dep 11:15 am STT-SJU-GCM arriving at 7:35 pm for $447.
These were easy to find and give you a choice between a single connection, or sleeping in after the wedding. Were you expecting a direct flight?
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13F
I grew up with SDQ as my home airport, clearly not a 'fashionable' airport although STT-GCM is proving that SDQ did have its benefits.
Jan 6, 2011, 9:34 am
#5
Join Date: May 2005
Location: YOW
Programs: AC-SE100K MM, BA-S HH-D, MB-G LT Sil, IHG-Plt, Nexus, Global Entry
Posts: 3,817
No, was not expecting a direct flight. On 5/1 (my travel date) I only see the 805 am option which is subpar at best. Any other option is a 29hr journey which is clearly ridiculous as I could hire a boat to be faster!
I grew up with SDQ as my home airport, clearly not a 'fashionable' airport although STT-GCM is proving that SDQ did have its benefits.
I grew up with SDQ as my home airport, clearly not a 'fashionable' airport although STT-GCM is proving that SDQ did have its benefits.
dep 11:15 am STT-SJU-GCM arriving at 7:35 pm for $447.
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13F
PS I visit SDQ 2-3 times per year. Love the service at the Hilton, and there are some great restaurants in the city.
Feb 13, 2011, 11:34 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2010
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Posts: 1,411
AA840 and AA2249. Different flights or have they changed schedules knowing you had a wedding the night before?
