Avianca Colombia: Business Class: JFK - Assuncion US$1030
Feb 17, 2019, 12:54 pm
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Avianca Colombia: Business Class: JFK - Assuncion US$1030
Not sure if it has been published yet, but there is a good deal on Avianca to fly JFK-ASU via SAL and LIM, which is good to collect additional air miles! 
Booking Class: D
Origin: JFK
Destination: ASU
Connections: SAL and LIM
Not a good combination of aircraft though - A320 and A330.
It seems to be fairly available until December. If the objective is to get to ASU with less connections, it is also possible to fly Copa Airlines for basically the same price.
I found the details in this blog.
Happy mileage run in J class!!!
Booking Class: D
Origin: JFK
Destination: ASU
Connections: SAL and LIM
Not a good combination of aircraft though - A320 and A330.
It seems to be fairly available until December. If the objective is to get to ASU with less connections, it is also possible to fly Copa Airlines for basically the same price.
I found the details in this blog.
Happy mileage run in J class!!!
Feb 17, 2019, 5:13 pm
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Considering that AA charges at times extreme premiums and sometimes more than this in Coach. I don't think it's a terrible fare.
What to do in San Salvador?
If you decide to use this ticket and have a long connection in San Salvador, the Joya de Cerén archaeological site which is sometimes called the Pompeii of the Americas is a short taxi ride from the airport. 4 hour tours from the airport can be arranged for under 100 USD depending on your level of Spanish. Joya de Ceren was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
What to do in Quito?
One can tour the presidential palace (for free) and learn about the interesting heritage and culture of the city.
What to do in San Salvador?
If you decide to use this ticket and have a long connection in San Salvador, the Joya de Cerén archaeological site which is sometimes called the Pompeii of the Americas is a short taxi ride from the airport. 4 hour tours from the airport can be arranged for under 100 USD depending on your level of Spanish. Joya de Ceren was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
What to do in Quito?
One can tour the presidential palace (for free) and learn about the interesting heritage and culture of the city.
Feb 17, 2019, 9:18 pm
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Me too, but for Canadians there's a $150USD on arrival visa cost. As much as I wanna do it, I just can't justify that. $200CAD on top of all other costs is just too much. I think I can probably wait out the Paraguayan government. I managed to wait out the Argentinian reciprocity fee 
. Either that or try to hit Paraguay on a RTW redemption where I'm a little less concerned about those extra costs.
. Either that or try to hit Paraguay on a RTW redemption where I'm a little less concerned about those extra costs.
Feb 17, 2019, 10:18 pm
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JFK-ASU/MVD (also lower to LPZ and VVI) has been as low as $899 during shoulder periods (just check the prices on Google and ITA periodically). The problem is if you need to go elsewhere (SCL for example) the cost will add up quickly, along with extra time.
Perhaps OK if you want to go to IGU and have the extra time. Try to fly on A330s, the timing of JFK flights to BOG is not favorable. If you have extra day/night, you can overnight through/in SAL and at least fly A330 on SAL-LIM in the morning, the pricing would be same as short connection (under 24 hours). AV's multi-city booking site isn't available in US version so try the INTL version instead.
https://www.avianca.com/otr/en/
Perhaps OK if you want to go to IGU and have the extra time. Try to fly on A330s, the timing of JFK flights to BOG is not favorable. If you have extra day/night, you can overnight through/in SAL and at least fly A330 on SAL-LIM in the morning, the pricing would be same as short connection (under 24 hours). AV's multi-city booking site isn't available in US version so try the INTL version instead.
https://www.avianca.com/otr/en/
Feb 20, 2019, 2:28 am
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If I were in New York I would do this trip. It is very tempting! And I was reading some comments in the Brazilian blog last night and apparently it is even cheaper to be booked on the opposite direction, that is, ASU - JFK - ASU!
Feb 20, 2019, 5:56 am
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New post published in the blog.
Feb 26, 2019, 10:00 pm
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