Anyone have any suggestions for cheap flights into Belize?

Where are you from in TX?

Cute name!

I am going to A.C. in July 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 :-)

$550 to Belize is a great price!! Miami and Houston are around that price range usually.

Look into Taca. We flew from SF, CA. They had the best price and still serve "food"

Love your name also! :-)
We are from the Austin area, so far around $600 per person is the cheapest I've found.

We paid $465 per person, and on the return home we were giving a free upgrade to business class as a wedding gift.

TXqueen, I was going to suggest Taca if you were near Houston. What airline are you looking at from AUS?

wow.... we paid $445 from upstate NY in Jan.

Thanks for the recommendations for TACA. I hadn't heard anbout the airline but they do have some of the lowest prices.

Take A Chance Airlines (TACA)

LOL Amanda :-)
OK I see there's more to research.
I'm gonna get there somehow in late July

TACA? Never heard of them...does it really stand for Take A Chance Airlines?? Ha!

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.

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

TACA's slogan: "The most modern fleet in Central America".

Mari:
You must be from Temple or Killeen. We live in Rockdale which is in Milam County.

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!

What type of aircraft does TACA use? Is it really tiny?

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!

They fly 300 series Airbuses

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.

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.

I think that prices are on the rise due to increasing fuel prices? Cost on Continental from Houston is $480 RT.

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.

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.

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!

As apposed to what other series???