NO CONCERNS??

I am surprised not much response to the post above (see partial below) regarding TACA inter Central Amer. flights not valid for the LP promotion. Has anyone contacted LP and got a definite answer WITH a name of representative, date, etc. for future reference?? I would have thought this would be a MAJOR issue to be resolved for many going on the LP trip.


See full post above (and a couple of replies):
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posted 03-25-2000 09:56 AM
Many of you have flown and plan to fly Taca flights within central america. I
received an email from Taca Distancia suggesting that only Taca flights
connecting to OUTSIDE central america count towards the promotion. This
suggests that one needs a MIA-MGA (or vice versa) flight for Nica --AND-- a
MIA-MGA (or MIA-SAL etc; or vice versa)flight for Taca.
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PS. I did read of a Airport Hotel next to LIMA airport which "looked" like it was adequate. It was in the "footprints" book on South America (reddish cover) in the Lima section and had a small ad besides being mentioned in the article. Can't remember name offhand. I have book at home and will review if anyone has interest.

SAPMAN: I can't remember if it is in this thread or the 1000000 Miles one, but a number have submitted flight plans to LP for pre-approval which involved intra-central America flights, and these were cleared, as far as routing is concerned.
In any event, I just cannot see how Taca could unilaterally decide to re-define the English language in a highly peculiar manner through unpublished rules. It would be a different matter if Latinpass had published a definition of 'international'. Unless explicitly defined otherwise for the purposes of the promotion, international must mean between two distinct countries, wherever those two countries are situated.
Awareness of the rules of the Latinpass promotion does not seem to be overwhelmingly good among Taca agents and their statements need to be handled with a healthy degree of scepticism. I was told by them that I only needed to fly on 9 airlines for the million miles! needless to say that I am not going to rely on that...

Okay I've finally got the address of the Argentine steakhouse in Quito - it's Rincon del Gaucho, Almagro 422 y Garcia Local tel no. 547-846. However, PLEASE note that it was 3 yrs. ago when I was there and things may have changed since then. There was also a great pub just off the Avenidas Amizonas in Quito. I'm sorry, but the only thing that I can remember about its location was that it was opposite a strip club - sorry! Ask around - the pub (which is not seedy) is a good popular spot.

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Delphi, sorry I didn't see you question earlier. Please feel free to e-mail me. I'm going on May 4-14, for the whole million. It would be nice to meet a fellow FF Hoosier.

Delphi, sorry I didn't see you question earlier. Please feel free to e-mail me. I'm going on May 4-14, for the whole million. It would be nice to meet a fellow FF Hoosier.

Thanks Leo,
I will have dinner @ Rincon del Gaucho in Quito this Fri night
Tom

i am concerned about the taca "intl" flight. remember the airlines can change their mileage requirements at any time. just because a central american flight was good last month does not mean it is good now. also why choose to ingore taca on their definition of an intl flight and believe them when they say a V class ticket on taca peru counts, when it expicitly says only Y and C class on their web site. has anyone had any other confirmation, yes or no, as to what class of fares are good for the promotion. thanks.

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by SAPMAN:
[B]NO CONCERNS??

I just spoke with Latin Pass on this and they told me that it doesn't matter what Distancia's rules say, it's the rules posted by Latin Pass that are in effect for this promotion. I also spoke to a Taca rep who claimed to be familiar with the million mile offer and he told me that it didn't matter which of the Grupo Taca airlines you flew on, they would all count for the Latin Pass promo. In other words you could take four Lacsa flights and they would count for Taca, Lacsa, Nica and Aviateca. So I definately know they don't have a clue. In my dealings so far Latin Pass seems to be the most helpful and knowledgeable.

From the FAQ on the Million miles promotion on the Latinpass website:
"3- What is an International Flight Segment?

An international flight segment is any flight from one country to another country which requires a separate flight ticket coupon."

I emailed Latin Pass the following question:

"Hola,
Are Taca flights (that accrue miles such as Y or C class) between Central American countries eligible for the million mile bonus?"

And just now received this reply:

All full Y class fares and C class fares are eligible for mileage accrual,and as long as you travel from country to country, you will be eligible for the bonus promotion.

It's nice to have it in writing.
Gracias Latin Pass!

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