Originally Posted by runflyplay
(Post 24355044)
i am trying to book a flight from Sant. to easter island on LAN, the price is much cheaper in Pecos then Dollars, but it will not let me select US for passport.
Are these fares for Chile residents? E _ _ _ _ _ _ U _ _ _ _ _ |
Has anyone been able to purchase tickets on the LATAM Chile website from the US recently? I've been trying for a few days without success. I called my credit card company, and no charges are getting through to them so I expect the purchase is being blocked by LATAM.
Alternatively, does anyone have a reliable travel agent in Chile that I could use to purchase tickets. Thanks, Alex |
Originally Posted by AlexS
(Post 27464721)
Has anyone been able to purchase tickets on the LATAM Chile website from the US recently? I've been trying for a few days without success. I called my credit card company, and no charges are getting through to them so I expect the purchase is being blocked by LATAM.
Alternatively, does anyone have a reliable travel agent in Chile that I could use to purchase tickets. Thanks, Alex Don't have the time to check for myself using a US proxy service but if it has changed, how far are you getting? Do you get a valid PNR? In the past when they were blocking or redirecting, the advice was to use TOR to get around it. |
I've tried TOR, but got the same error after filling in my payment information. I get the following error every time:
La transacción no pudo ser completada, por lo que no se ha realizado ningún cargo en el medio de pago seleccionado. Porfavor, intente más tarde. Any ideas what is going on? Or a travel agent that might be able to handle? Alex |
Originally Posted by AlexS
(Post 27469278)
I've tried TOR, but got the same error after filling in my payment information. I get the following error every time:
La transacción no pudo ser completada, por lo que no se ha realizado ningún cargo en el medio de pago seleccionado. Porfavor, intente más tarde. Any ideas what is going on? Or a travel agent that might be able to handle? Alex |
I'd also appreciate any info anyone can provide on buying LAN "domestic" tickets from the USA these days. I just bought a sub-$400 roundtrip from IAD to SCL, and will probably add a domestic flight to that.
That said, a couple months ago, I easily bought a dirt-cheap SCL-Mendoza ticket from Sky Airlines. Is Sky OK these days? I haven't flown them in years. But their advance purchase fares are crazy cheap -- like US$30 a segment. No real need to fly LAN at those prices. |
Originally Posted by iahphx
(Post 27475037)
That said, a couple months ago, I easily bought a dirt-cheap SCL-Mendoza ticket from Sky Airlines. Is Sky OK these days? I haven't flown them in years. But their advance purchase fares are crazy cheap -- like US$30 a segment. No real need to fly LAN at those prices.
1. COR-MDZ on Aerolineas is reasonably cheap, and MDZ-SCL on Sky even more so. So same question as iaphx. 2. I have the evening SCL-COR flight because the morning one was not available for award travel. This leaves me an all-day layover in SCL. While I'm perfectly OK with taking bus + metro to central Santiago (I've done it recently.), I'd prefer the morning flight to Cordoba instead of the evening. What are the odds of LANTAM just putting me on the morning flight if I ask them? I can't re-ticket in advance because that's a change fee on AA. |
Try booking on http://www.despegar.cl/
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Originally Posted by iahphx
(Post 27549488)
I just looked at a June airfare to Calama on despegar and Sky was 1/10th the price of LATAM! So I guess it didn't work! Any other ideas? Honestly, I'd just book what I want on Sky, but LATAM's schedule would be better for my needs.
http://www.cocha.com/ or https://www.atrapalo.cl/ |
Try Chrome Incognito Window
On a certain expats in Chile forum, one forumite confirmed the Tor bypass no longer works but for some reason using Chrome's Incognito Window feature worked.
Give it a try and report. |
Originally Posted by Viajero Perpetuo
(Post 27551984)
On a certain expats in Chile forum, one forumite confirmed the Tor bypass no longer works but for some reason using Chrome's Incognito Window feature worked.
Give it a try and report. BTW, LATAM is about $20 more roundtrip for my routing. If the schedule is comparable, is LATAM worth anything extra? I don't currently have high enough oneworld status to get into their lounges (I'll use my priority pass card for other lounge access). I haven't flown Sky in well over a decade, back when they flew old 737s. Any quality difference these days? I'm not crazy about LAN's tight legroom -- or their pre-flight customer "support" if you need anything -- but the flights tend to run close to schedule and are otherwise more than satisfactory for their short flight time. I do have one Sky flight already booked for next year, since I needed a one way from SCL to Mendoza and Sky was 1/6th the price (and there were no Avios seats available). |
LATAM has more planes and more employees so in an IROPS situation, they can be better. On TripAdvisor, seems that Sky has quite a bit of complaints in regards to being able to contact them. Despegar, be very careful as that site has quite a bit of complaints from people who have lost money. Personally, I would never use them for any travel.
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Originally Posted by Viajero Perpetuo
(Post 27552936)
LATAM has more planes and more employees so in an IROPS situation, they can be better. On TripAdvisor, seems that Sky has quite a bit of complaints in regards to being able to contact them. Despegar, be very careful as that site has quite a bit of complaints from people who have lost money. Personally, I would never use them for any travel.
I'll have to read more reviews on Sky. EDIT: FWIW, I looked at the Skytrax rating for Sky and LAN/LATAM, and they all get 3 stars. |
Originally Posted by iahphx
(Post 27553664)
Seems like I can book direct with LATAM, so I don't see a need for a third-party travel agency.
I'll have to read more reviews on Sky. EDIT: FWIW, I looked at the Skytrax rating for Sky and LAN/LATAM, and they all get 3 stars. |
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