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Anyone have any suggestions for cheap flights into Belize?
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Where are you from in TX? Cute name!
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I am //ambergriscaye.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/240044/page/1#Post240044 and have not been able to find anything "cheap". Looks like $550+ from the west coast. My friend is going to Argentina and my ticket will cost as much as hers!! lol (albeit it is winter in Argentina :-)
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$550 to Belize is a great price!! Miami and Houston are around that price range usually.
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Look into Taca. We flew from SF, CA. They had the best price and still serve "food"
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Love your name also! :-) We are from the Austin area, so far around $600 per person is the cheapest I've found.
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We paid $465 per person, and on the return home we were giving a free upgrade to business class as a wedding gift.
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TXqueen, I was going to suggest Taca if you were near Houston. What airline are you looking at from AUS?
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wow.... we paid $445 from upstate NY in Jan.
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Thanks for the recommendations for TACA. I hadn't heard anbout the airline but they do have some of the lowest prices.
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Take A Chance Airlines (TACA)
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LOL Amanda :-) OK I see there's more to research. I'm gonna get there somehow in //ambergriscaye.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=240053#Post240053
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TACA? Never heard of them...does it really stand for Take A Chance Airlines?? Ha!
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Button Pusher: I looked at just about all of the airlines, but we were leaning towards Continental. We are about 2 hours from Houston, an hour from Austin.
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Texasqueen, we also are an hour from Austin...south (Bell Co). Are you south? north? east or west? We have booked through Dallas on AA nonstop to Belize City simply for the convenience - time and no plane changes. When I was searching I found that Continental to Houston was a good connection, and then TACA flies out of IAH. I think I saw that it was associated with Delta Airlines....? Mari in TX
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TACA's slogan: "The most modern fleet in Central America".
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Mari: You must be from Temple or Killeen. We live in Rockdale which is in Milam County.
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Just FYI: I just found tickets through Priceline for TACA at $301 per person and that is with all taxes! We will be saving about $400 if we do this, thanks for the help!
Last edited by Texasqueen; 06/09/07 08:28 AM.
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What type of aircraft does TACA use? Is it really tiny?
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No, normal size and the service is really great. Make sure you save extra cash. You may get hit with departure taxes you didn't expect when leaving (could be up to $35USD per person). Still sounds like a good deal regardless. Have fun!
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They fly 300 series Airbuses
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I flew Taca once and was impressed. Very clean, non smelly plane, on time, and served a decent sandwich. $300 is an Awesome price! I would jump on it. It cost me over $500 to fly to Dallas from Belize a couple months ago, and would have been close to $800 to fly to Austin. Total Rip off.
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We flew on TACA last month to Belize. Planes are nice and new and have more seat room than the American air carriers. We got two RT tix for a little over $600 USD on an auction site. Flight attendants announce in English and Spanish because the majority of pax are Spanish-speakers.
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I think that prices are on the rise due to increasing fuel prices? Cost on Continental from Houston is $480 RT.
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TexasQueen, Belton, on Lake Belton to be exact. The agency I work for covers Rockdale, so I'm familiar with it. You probably have a shorter drive to the AUS airport than we do. You got a great deal on TACA! Enjoy your trip.
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I believe they are 737, we use TACA alot. Not tiny at all, plus you get free movie and free drinks(alcohol) sandwiches for $6.00.
LONELY PLANET SAYS TOURIST LOVE OUR ART. BEST PRICES ON ART.
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mari in tx, I have family in Belton. Doug & Carol Rowald and family. We go there at least twice a year. Have a great time on your trip!
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They fly 300 series Airbuses As apposed to what other series???
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