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#93073 11/21/04 07:26 PM
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We flew three times to Belize with Continental and got stuck twice spending the night in Houston on the return flight because Continental didn't get us there in time for our connection. In my opinion, Maya and Tropic are both run better than the major airlines. We no longer fly with Continental simply because they schedule too little time between connecting flights on the return trip.
The point is, be glad that you have a choice, and use the alternative until you have a problem with them. For my part, I have flown both every time we have been to Belize and haven't seen any difference in either one.

#93074 11/29/04 09:56 AM
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Originally posted by Bobber:
A bad experience to be sure. Who made the res? A 25 minute delay should not have made you miss your flight unless you were cutting it real close to begin with.
Had the Maya flight arrived on time we would have had a good hour plus before we were to board the Contentinal flight. By the time Maya landed and we got our luggage (which sat on the runway for a good 10 minutes! after it had been unloaded, putting us now 35 minutes late!)by the time we gathered up our luggage and made it to the Contenintal gate the sign was up, something to the effect "boarding closed", and we were STUCK.

The reservations were made through Expedia, who said the time of departure was given to them by Maya (when I made the reservations this was the only time offered for a return flight to Belize City).

#93075 11/29/04 02:29 PM
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We were advised to book our return Maya flight to arrive 2 hours prior to our Continental departure. It was a long wait - passed time shopping - but we didn't miss our flight home.
It's always better to be a little early, than sorry. Live and Learn.


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#93076 11/29/04 03:51 PM
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M2B: The problem is that you didn't have "a good hour plus", even if the trains ran on time. Baggage is closing 30 minutes before scheduled departure. You had at most a "good" 30 minutes of leeway and that's not enough anywhere. Ask me about my overnite in Miami b/c I had only a good 1.5 hrs.


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#93077 11/30/04 07:35 PM
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Maya was fine by me and I didn't have a reservation: couldn't get through to either airline on line and didn't want to pay the service fee through an agency and didn't want to spend the long dollar for a phone call. I'd read the cautions about reservations, but figured que sera and it worked out fine. I got the co-pilot's seat, too.

#93078 12/01/04 06:26 PM
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hmm - I didn't know it was possible to book BZE to SPR through ANY of the online engines.


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#93079 12/02/04 08:07 AM
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Klcman, yes it is. I used Travelocity and booked all the flights at one time, all the way to San Pedro.

#93080 12/02/04 08:25 AM
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cool - try to learn something new every day....12/2 checked off


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#93081 12/03/04 06:57 AM
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CL, is the rate from BZE to SPR the same as booking directly with Maya?

#93082 12/03/04 08:24 AM
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Seems like it was a little less, about $90 US RT. I like the convenience of one stop shopping. Book the whole trip online and the tickets, complete with boarding passes show up the next day on the Fed Ex truck.

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