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[*] posted on 4-2-2010 at 11:43 AM


What a ripoff to fly into Loreto. The airlines play games with their fares. One thing Alaska is doing (and possibly others) is they are guarenteeing a credit if you buy your ticket and the fare goes down prior to your flight.

Recently booked these fares all NON-STOPS:

United SFO-SJD $138
Continental SJD-Newark, NJ $245
United JFK-SFO $125

Agree with previous poster...car rentals are a rip off. Happy to get in my old truck and get on out of town. Wish I could figure out how to get my Telcel 3G modem working without having to stop at the Cabo Telcel store where they are always able to turn it back on for a few hundred pesos. Heard there's a way to add pesos to the Telcel 3g account via a mx bank account but haven't tried to figure that out.

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[*] posted on 4-2-2010 at 12:54 PM


The Loreto problem is not unlike what affected many small cities in the US years ago. Short flights to and from small towns were hugely expensive. Southwest Airlines stirred things up quite a bit with the proliferation of affordable short haul flights. That said, if there was demand present in Loreto, wouldn't you think Mr. Slim's Volaris would be moving in?
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[*] posted on 4-3-2010 at 09:38 AM


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Originally posted by morgaine7

If you're going to Cincinnati, forget LAX and look for domestic flights from Loreto that connect with US flights from Mexico City, Guadalajara, etc.

Kate


I'm not sure there are any flights to Mexico City or GDL from Loreto-maybe I'm not looking in the right place.

Flying out of La Paz wouldn't be bad at all, but I'm beginning to see why people don't mention it often. It's still hundreds of $$ more, and more travel time involved than Cabo to reach US destinations from Mexico City.

One example:
La Paz - Mexico City- Cincy $800-900 dollars 12-15 hours travel time
SJD- Dallas- Cincy $500 5.5 hrs

Any secrets to flights out of La Paz- airlines, days of the week, other Mexican stopovers to consider, etc ?
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[*] posted on 4-4-2010 at 06:00 AM


just got from a friend who wants to go to mulege next week.
he lives in Denver.
this is the hoop HE has to deal with and how much he's spending cause his plane is in the shop. i think he is nutz.... nucking futz to be exact.
but - if you saw the home he just bought you'd understand.:bounce:

"Hey Mike,

Just wanted to let you know that I'll be in Mulege April 6. Actually got a flight into Loreto from LAX for $810. Total cost roundtrip from Denver $1130!
Hopefully, I'll run into you at Serendidad."


whaaaaaat??!!!

he could have ridden with me for something less....:light:...but my seats are full already fo my april 8th dep to mulege.:spingrin:



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[*] posted on 4-4-2010 at 12:11 PM


wow....Les isn't here to confirm but I believe that's more than we paid to fly LAX - London last year - round trip ...wow




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[*] posted on 5-17-2010 at 01:55 AM
more flights to Loreto


Alaska Airlines just added a new flight between LA & Loreto on Saturdays beginning in November. Operates with Horizon 70-seat jet. Also looks like fares have come down a bit. Hopefully, it fills up so that they will decide to add more service from LA and elsewhere.

[Edited on 5-17-2010 by Worldtraveller]
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[*] posted on 5-17-2010 at 05:45 AM


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Originally posted by Worldtraveller
Alaska Airlines just added a new flight between LA & Loreto on Saturdays beginning in November. Operates with Horizon 70-seat jet. Also looks like fares have come down a bit. Hopefully, it fills up so that they will decide to add more service from LA and elsewhere.

[Edited on 5-17-2010 by Worldtraveller]


Horizon does not fly jets .....

It flys the Bombadeer , which is a prop driven plane ....

Interestingly enough, it is manufactured in Canada :wow:




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[*] posted on 5-17-2010 at 05:54 AM


looks like a jet to me...

Bombardier.jpg - 33kB




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[*] posted on 5-17-2010 at 06:25 AM


the Bombadeer

that's what the N-zis did in Finland during WWII.




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[*] posted on 5-17-2010 at 09:48 AM


Quote:
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Quote:
Originally posted by Worldtraveller
Alaska Airlines just added a new flight between LA & Loreto on Saturdays beginning in November. Operates with Horizon 70-seat jet. Also looks like fares have come down a bit. Hopefully, it fills up so that they will decide to add more service from LA and elsewhere.

[Edited on 5-17-2010 by Worldtraveller]


Horizon does not fly jets .....

It flys the Bombadeer , which is a prop driven plane ....



cabobob:
how dare horizon change their fleet without asking your permission?
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[*] posted on 5-17-2010 at 10:07 AM


I think he meant to say Bombardier, which is an aerospace manufacturing company, not a single plane.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Aerospace

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