Georgiabill From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 544 posts, RR: 0 Posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1915 times:
I was wondering if Aeropostal is planning a fleet renewal antyime soon? Relying on older less fuel efficient fleet must be hampering their ability to compete against companies like Copa,Taca and Lan. With their experience with DC-9's are MD 80's or MD 90's the likely choice for their renewal?
B757200 From Spain, joined Sep 2004, 184 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 1874 times:
Well I read somewhere that they are planning to get rid of the DC-9 fleet and replace it with MD-80's. However, I personally don't believe what Aeropostal says until I see it. Take, for example, the 6 Dorniers 328 they say they would get. We're still expecting them to arrive.
In my point of view, Aeropostal is not able to compete against airlines such Georgiabill mentioned, and they won't be unless they make major changes on their fleet, ground service, on-board service, and so on....
Believe it or not, many years ago I heard they wanted to get A318's for their domestic network .
I would like to see Taca Venezuela or LAN Venezuela operating. I'm sure Mr. Ramiz and his combo would have to "ponerse las pilas".
RCS763AV From Colombia, joined Jun 2004, 4282 posts, RR: 13 Reply 2, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 1863 times:
New planes in Venezuela have outrageous taxes, thats why airlines are still flying old planes. If the Venezuelan governement does not change this policy, dont expect to see a TACA or LAN in Venezuela, or airlines able to compete with AV, TA, CM, LA, RG....
2travel2know From Panama, joined Apr 2005, 3580 posts, RR: 4 Reply 3, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1824 times:
If a Venezuelan airline (Aeropostal or other) is looking for new planes for the short (domestic and regional) and medium (regional) routes, my guess would be they'll check Embraer. Why? Because there's more likely something could be worked-out between Venezuela and Brazil at the highest government levels.
SOUTHAMERICA From Colombia, joined Dec 2003, 2496 posts, RR: 15 Reply 4, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1811 times:
Quoting Georgiabill (Thread starter): Relying on older less fuel efficient fleet must be hampering their ability to compete against companies like Copa,Taca and Lan.
They don't need that ability given that Aeropostal doesn't compete with any of those airlines directly.
Aeropostal's most significant competitors are AA and AV in their top-two most important interantional destinations: MIA and BOG respectively. With both of them Aeropostal is one step behind.
Chiguire From Venezuela, joined Sep 2004, 2003 posts, RR: 19 Reply 5, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1812 times:
The DC9 are being replaced by MD8x as well as the 727 to the US. That's all. There seem to be no further plans.
Even the plans to replace the MAD codeshare with UX by an own A310 have already been cancelled and the codeshare works again.
I have lost the hope to see a strong Venezuelan carrier compete against Taca, Copa etc.
TACAA320 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1794 times:
It will be nice to see soon some A318 and A319 flying the Venezuelan flag.
Quoting Chiguire (Reply 5): I have lost the hope to see a strong Venezuelan carrier compete against Taca, Copa etc.
I respectufully disagree with you. Your country is great [have minerals, a lot of them, petroleum, etc.]. Is a rich country, as well as Brazil, Argentina, Chile... The only big problem [very common in our continent], as long as I see, is the Government. But everything bad [sooner or later] goes to an end.
Hardiwv From Brazil, joined Oct 2004, 8780 posts, RR: 52 Reply 7, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1788 times:
Quoting 2travel2know (Reply 3): Embraer. Why? Because there's more likely something could be worked-out between Venezuela and Brazil at the highest government levels.
Very good point here: recently the Venezuelan Government made a substantial order to Embraer's surveilance aircraft.
Quoting TACAA320 (Reply 6): Your country is great [have minerals, a lot of them, petroleum, etc.]. Is a rich country, as well as Brazil, Argentina, Chile... The only big problem [very common in our continent], as long as I see, is the Government
The point is: does Venezuela need a flagship carrier?
I dont think we should jump to conclusions and state that the failure of a full-fledged Venezuelan flagship carriers is because of the Government, otherwise you would also need to blame other Governments, namely, Swiss, Italian, Belgium, to name but a few.
Chiguire From Venezuela, joined Sep 2004, 2003 posts, RR: 19 Reply 8, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1778 times:
Quoting Hardiwv (Reply 7): The point is: does Venezuela need a flagship carrier?
"Need" ? Well, of course we don't need a flagship carrier. No country "needs" an airline that is 100% anchored in the country itself.
All you need is a perfect link to reach the country for the proper development of your economy and tourism. And on that point I would say that we can't complain. With some exceptions Venezuela is very well linked to the rest of the world by some good and well known airlines.
But the question is if a better service would bring us more tourists and favor our economy. And here I would definitely say: YES !
And here comes the problem with foreign airlines. They see their own route, the yield and basta.
For Lufhansa the Frankfurt-Caracas route is one of the best in their whole network. Load over 90% and a high yield. And they keep it. What do they care if some tourists prefer to fly somewhere else because flights are cheaper.
We live in a globalized world and each country is competing against the other.
In order to be competitive we need a better airlink. We don't need ONE flagship carrier, we need two that compete against each other.
And Aeropostal has by far the best chances. If they manage to start some new routes (VVI will start in June) such as SJO, PTY, they have a good network to compete on European flights to the region.
Don't forget:
Quoting TACAA320 (Reply 6): Is a rich country, as well as Brazil, Argentina, Chile
Finally:
Thank you TACAA320, finally you are right.
Tittlemouse From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 40 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1745 times:
Hola Chicos!! (y Chicas?!?)
Quoting SOUTHAMERICA (Reply 4): Aeropostal's most significant competitors are AA and AV in their top-two most important interantional destinations: MIA and BOG respectively. With both of them Aeropostal is one step behind.
I can't agree - I recently went CCS-BOG. When I went to buy my flight in Caracas I asked about both Avianca and Aeropostal. Aeropostal was much cheaper - only about $US 100 one way!.
At Simon Bolivar everyone was very helpful - yo habla solo un pocito espanyol . The crew were fantastic - very kind and helped with my arrival card for Colombia. The flight was also great - awesome view of the Carribean just after rotation !
I really enjoyed my Aeropostal experience (nice food!) and would recommend them to all. Hopefully in the future they will become a bit more financially stable and we will see them expand - let me tell you Venezuela is a tourist heaven - te amo Venezuela! - so the demand is there (especially from Europe) when people discover how cool it is.
Aeropostal: Numero uno aerolina en Sudamericana!
Sorry for my bad Spanish
If our votes really made a difference politicians would not let us have them.
SOUTHAMERICA From Colombia, joined Dec 2003, 2496 posts, RR: 15 Reply 11, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1726 times:
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 10): I can't agree - I recently went CCS-BOG. When I went to buy my flight in Caracas I asked about both Avianca and Aeropostal. Aeropostal was much cheaper - only about $US 100 one way!.
I very much respect your opinion, and I'm equally glad you had a good experience with Aeropostal.
Your statement, however, is very relative and subject to drastic variations. You should think twice in how much in advance you bought your ticket; possibly AV had already booked most of their seats for the day you picked to travel.
A quick search in the Internet showed fares from USD301 in Aeropostal to USD330 in Avianca for a round trip CCS-BOG-CCS in mid-June [hottest travelling period]. 29 and not 100 dollars of difference.
Yet, many travellers still prefer and are willing to pay the extra-30 dollars for widebody service, and that cannot be offered by Aeropostal, only Avianca.
Also Avianca offers 3 flights, scattered along the whole day, while Aeropostal operates only 2 flights.
But again, very nice you had a pleasant experience with Aeropostal. They've certainly pushed-forward when acquiring these MD-83s.
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 10): Aeropostal: Numero uno aerolina en Sudamericana!
Tittlemouse From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2005, 40 posts, RR: 3 Reply 12, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1713 times:
Hola SOUTHAMERICA!
I booked my CCS-BOG flight two days before traveling. I am sorry that I was not totally clear about the prices. The cost on Aeropostal was about $US100 one way and about $US180 on Avianca - not the difference.
You mention about Avianca being able to offer widebody service but Aeropostal cannot. Do you really think that this makes a difference?. In the end in the airline business everything comes down to ticket cost. You only have to look at the LCC's in Eurpe and US to see that if the price is right people will fly irrespective of the service, seat pitch etc.
My thinking (and I also think many other peoples) is go for the cheapest (flight time is only about 2 hrs) and great service is an added bonus.
SOUTHAMERICA From Colombia, joined Dec 2003, 2496 posts, RR: 15 Reply 13, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1700 times:
Tim,
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 12): I booked my CCS-BOG flight two days before traveling. I am sorry that I was not totally clear about the prices. The cost on Aeropostal was about $US100 one way and about $US180 on Avianca - not the difference.
That explains most of the situation. Normally one-way tickets are proportionally more expensive than round-trips. If you add the fact that you booked only 2 days in advance, you should be grateful you found an affordable fare. As I said, possibly Avianca had booked most of their seats, while Aeropostal hadn't. Still, Avianca has reported Caracas to be one of their top-yielding destinations, and they know people is willing to pay for those seats.
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 12): You mention about Avianca being able to offer widebody service but Aeropostal cannot. Do you really think that this makes a difference?
For me it doesn't. For you it doesn't. But for some people it does.
Avianca has a tradition of flying to Caracas, much older than that of Aeropostal. They have their customer base built, and some travellers, maybe businessmen, are extremely picky service-wise. There is a huge difference between the Business Class product offered in the MDs to the one provided in the 767s. The 767 service to Caracas, apart from fitting very nicely in Avianca's rotations, is very well-suited for the market, and has been operating in such way for a long time now.
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 12): You only have to look at the LCC's in Eurpe and US to see that if the price is right people will fly irrespective of the service, seat pitch etc.
Still, customers and mentalities are very different Tim. But I get your point.
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 10): Aeropostal: Numero uno aerolina en Sudamericana!
It's a loooong way to reach that ! Have you ever flown LAN ? But after some big trouble and legal problems because of the poor service, delays and baggage losses a lot has been done at Aeropostal. And if they are fur sure not Southamericas No.1 they are definetly Venezuelas No. 1. (There are 6 Jet-operating airlines here).
Apart of all this, it's for sure that VH has to renew their fleet. Although the problem of high taxes remains, RCS763AV already mentioned that.
And it might be that the Embraers are nice aircraft, but they are useless e.g. for CCS-LIM, CCS-MIA. They could be used on some low demand domestic routes such as CCS-SVZ or CCS-CUM.
No I haven't flown LAN - but I did see one of their 767's when I was in Quito - LAN have one of the nicest liveries anyway - looks great on the 767.
My three Southamerican experiences were:
CCS-BOG with Aeropostal
BOG-OUI with Avianca
GRU-LHR with Varig.
I was really really disappointed with RG. Their MD-11's need a cabin refurbishment quick.
Avianca was very pleasant too - especially the F/A's
I think it is a real shame that the Southamerican airlines are not so well regarded. There is such potential especially in the North (Venezuala, Colombia and Ecuador). I guess airline stability and political/economical stability go hand-in-hand. If you look at the major Asian airlines, do you think S. America is capable of becoming something similar - I really do.
One thing that all the S.American nations need to look at is the issue of departure taxes. Coming from Europe it is difficult to imagine such a thing having to be paid cash at check-in. This is especially true for international travellers who do not keep large amounts of dollars/pesos/bolivianos spare beacuse they are unaccustomed to such practices - I was caught out myself in CCS. $US 46 for a ticket costing only $US100 is hard to take. This must have an effect on Venezuelans/Colombians/Ecuadorians travelling between the countries - especially families.
I would really like to know what you guys think about the way forward for Avianca, Aeropostal and TAME.
The market is there - you just need to make it accesible
If our votes really made a difference politicians would not let us have them.
2travel2know From Panama, joined Apr 2005, 3580 posts, RR: 4 Reply 16, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1667 times:
Quoting Chiguire (Reply 14): And it might be that the Embraers are nice aircraft, but they are useless e.g. for CCS-LIM, CCS-MIA. They could be used on some low demand domestic routes such as CCS-SVZ or CCS-CUM.
I wrote it looks like Embraer is the most accesible aircraft to buy or lease for a Venezuelan airline, this should weight something. I would disagree that those planes aren't OK for MIA or LIM services, they've the range for MIA and LIM. The problem with E170/190 on those routes for example will be that the airline using them (VH ?) must increase frecuency in order to offer the same number of seats it offers rightnow. I'm in favor of frecuency for short and medium routes on E170/190, B737-200/500/600, A318 type planes instead of "the daily flight" with "big" aircraft. I'm sure with Embraer more venezuelan main airports would have non-stop or direct flights to more cities in Florida.
TACAA320 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1650 times:
Quoting Chiguire (Reply 14): And it might be that the Embraers are nice aircraft, but they are useless e.g. for CCS-LIM, CCS-MIA. They could be used on some low demand domestic routes such as CCS-SVZ or CCS-CUM.
Where the A318,319 & 320 family seems to fit just perfect!
Luisde8cd From Venezuela, joined Aug 2004, 2516 posts, RR: 34 Reply 18, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1633 times:
Good to have this thread, it's been a while since we had an interesting Venezuelan thread like this one.
Ok now let's start replying
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 10): At Simon Bolivar everyone was very helpful - yo habla solo un pocito espanyol
That's what I call Venezuelan hospitality
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 10): he crew were fantastic - very kind and helped with my arrival card for Colombia.
Aeropostal's crews are amazing, at least the ones that I've flown with.... I had the chance to visit the cockpit of a DC9-51 in flight while flying Punta Cana- Caracas back in Aug 2003. It was my best aviation experience ever, watching live action in the cockpit, seeing the instruments in the cockpit and listening to ATC while approach to CCS. I made a trip report if you wanna check it out: http://www.airliners.net/discussions/trip_reports/read.main/40558
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 10): let me tell you Venezuela is a tourist heaven - te amo Venezuela!
It is, but regretfully the people that have ruled this country haven't taken advantage of our tourism potential which remains undeveloped.
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 10):
Aeropostal: Numero uno aerolina en Sudamericana!
Someday... someday...
Quoting SOUTHAMERICA (Reply 11): Your statement, however, is very relative and subject to drastic variations. You should think twice in how much in advance you bought your ticket; possibly AV had already booked most of their seats for the day you picked to travel.
I flew AV for a daytrip to BOG last week. Took the first morning flight CCS-BOG and then took the last flight BOG-CCS departing at 9pm. Both planes were MD80s and were half empty, I had a row for myself. ( I think the 767s operate the afternoon flight)
Why did I flew AV? well, I didn't pay for my ticket... it was paid by my dad's company which has some kind of discounted fares agreement with AV. If I had to pay for my ticket I would've flown VH.
Service in AV was good and what was also good was that I was able to have those miles credited to my Delta Skymiles account
CCS-BOG with Aeropostal
BOG-OUI with Avianca
GRU-LHR with Varig.
May I ask how did you get to CCS? which airline?
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 15): I think it is a real shame that the Southamerican airlines are not so well regarded. There is such potential especially in the North (Venezuala, Colombia and Ecuador)
Yes there is... we even have an Open Skies Agreement thanks to the Andean Community, yet many secondary markets between our countries remain unserviced.
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 15): I was caught out myself in CCS. $US 46 for a ticket costing only $US100 is hard to take. This must have an effect on Venezuelans/Colombians/Ecuadorians travelling between the countries - especially families.
I completely symphatize with you, CCS's departure taxes are OUTRAGEOUS!!! I think it is because of the remodeling works that have been taking place in CCS since 2000. I hope that when they get done late this year, departure taxes will drop (wishfull dreaming).
Viasa we miss you!. Good times will return after Chavez is gone!
Luis, thanks for sharing your experience. I'm glad AV satisfied your expectations, even if you didn't want to try on them. Shame on you for not giving us a chance.
Quoting RCS763AV (Reply 19): Aeropostal have been operating 3x daily since January.
No.
Aeropostal's third daily service was well-announce at the beginning of the year, but it apparently never took place.
Currently, they are still operating the same two daily flights [except sundays - only one] VH931/932 and VH933/934, as usual.
Luisde8cd From Venezuela, joined Aug 2004, 2516 posts, RR: 34 Reply 21, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 1555 times:
Quoting SOUTHAMERICA (Reply 20): Luis, thanks for sharing your experience. I'm glad AV satisfied your expectations, even if you didn't want to try on them. Shame on you for not giving us a chance.
It's not because VH is Venezuelan and AV is Colombian... I just said that if I had to buy the ticket from my own pocket I would go for the cheapest fare no matter if the airline is Colombian, Venezuelan or Nepalese. Since AV is usually more expensive that's why I would pick VH, but if the price difference is too small I will pick AV to get the miles in my Delta account. Also a decade's long of good experiences with VH have gained my loyalty. I even have World Air Routes Aeropostal's DVD
Hardiwv From Brazil, joined Oct 2004, 8780 posts, RR: 52 Reply 22, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1514 times:
Quoting Chiguire (Reply 14): AV has a C-Class in the MDs, VH doesn't
VH does not have C on theirs MDs? I am realy surprised, especially taking account of a market profile such as the one in Venezuela.
Quoting Luisde8cd (Reply 18): Service in AV was good and what was also good was that I was able to have those miles credited to my Delta Skymiles account
Related to this point: why did AV leave GlobalPass? Now if you are KL FF you cannot get miles with AV anymore, only with VH, JJ and TA in South America.
Quoting Tittlemouse (Reply 10): Aeropostal: Numero uno aerolina en Sudamericana!
RG, no question about it. I am not talking about quality (in which we could consider much smaller airlines such as JJ and LA), everybody knows how RG's service is going downhill. BTW, RG is using the B777 to CCS, and took delivery of its 8th B777. I also agree that their MD-11s are horrible and should be phased out quickly - something they are doing.
Still under this topic: JJ is seriously considering starting flights ASU-GRU-CCS A320 by the end of the year - expect an official announcement in a few weeks.
Do you thing an A320 can compete against a T7 with PTV etc. ?
And why do they want to operate that strange routing ? They already have services (TAM Mercosur) ASU-GRU. Why don't they simply fly GRU-CCS and let the ASU passengers connect in GRU ?
Quoting Hardiwv (Reply 22): VH does not have C on theirs MDs? I am really surprised, especially taking account of a market profile such as the one in Venezuela.
You are completely right. The MD are even configured with C-Class ! The reason that they have no C at the moment is because they are "creating" a "new" business service at the moment. In the past only the MIA and some BOG flights had a Business. Now, as they have six MD8x all configured with C, they can offer UIO, LIM, GYE, BOG, AUA, SDQ etc.
This covers a lot more routes and they took the chance to renew the product. So we are waiting every day for the announcement of that.
Simple: they wanted to do their own thing and get rid of the miles collected on other carriers. From one day to another they didn't accept them anymore.
Quoting Luisde8cd (Reply 21): I even have World Air Routes Aeropostal's DVD
So do I ! And I can definitely recommend that DVD to all fans of Venezuela, Aeropostal and/or the DC9. Very nice coverage of Margarita, the Andes and the maintenance base of VH !
Hardiwv From Brazil, joined Oct 2004, 8780 posts, RR: 52 Reply 24, posted (8 years 1 month 1 week 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1496 times:
Quoting Chiguire (Reply 23): Do you thing an A320 can compete against a T7 with PTV etc. ?
I am not sure whether they would use the A320 or A330. [As of Jun/05, JJ will replace the A320 with the A330 on the route GRU-SCL].
RG started to deploy the B777 to CCS exactly because JJ was seriously taking into account opening a new route to CCS. Only because of this fact RG is currently using the B777 to CCS, otherwise they would still be using the B763/MD-11. By using its top product to CCS, RG expects to protect its turf and "scare away" any possible competition on this very lucrative route.
Quoting Chiguire (Reply 23): And why do they want to operate that strange routing ? They already have services (TAM Mercosur) ASU-GRU. Why don't they simply fly GRU-CCS and let the ASU passengers connect in GRU ?
The route is not strange, because the flight would be operated by TAM Mercosur/PZ. The flight routing would be ASU-GRU-CCS, PZ has traffic rights on all legs. This would be the first A320 of PZ and it would, therefore, be used on this new route and replace the current F-100 in one of the daily ASU-GRU.
You could look the other way around, CCS-GRU with a continuation leg to ASU so as to ensure the full use of the A320.
Quoting Chiguire (Reply 23): The reason that they have no C at the moment is because they are "creating" a "new" business service at the moment
Tks for the info. Any info on possible date/timtable for the new C class?
Quoting Chiguire (Reply 23): From one day to another they didn't accept them anymore.
Indeed, AV left GlobalPass rather abruptly...without much notice in advance. I am still not sure whether this was a wise decision...I assume AV still has bilateral partnerships with a number of carriers.
Rgs,
25 Fabi727: I flew Avianca in December Caracas to Bogota and found the food service had changed since 2002 when on the midday flight we got a full lunch service o
26 SoAmSky: I'm flying Miami Venezuela with Aeropostal One question. Does the $46 tax amount apply only to CCS or to any other airport in Venezuela? I mean, would
27 Avianca: LatinAmerica is the region of the world where the air travel is most expensive. For example how can it be that a BOG-CCS tickets costs nearly 3 month
28 Chiguire: Well, I guess it has to. The costs of aircraft leasing, fuel etc. are not determined by the minimum salary in these countries. I Africa it's worse. S
29 Avianca: yes you are correct with the costs, but for a short flight BOG-CCS and back it is totally overpriced a ticket for 250 USD...in europe you can go with
30 Chiguire: Avianca, if you compare the lowest VH-fare CCS-BOG it's 188 Euro return excluding taxes. The lowest V0-fare is around 120 Euro. Now it might be, that
31 Tittlemouse: Hola Chicos! Hey that is totally right. I get abit bored with A v B, A380 v B747, Europe v US. Its totally cool that I can speak to you guys about som
32 Chiguire: As this is a threat about Aeropostal fleet renewal, we should maybe not forget that this was already started in 1999 but only lasted about one year:
33 SOUTHAMERICA: OK Luis, thanks for clarifying. I totally get your point. Wouldn't it be an A319 or A330 instead, Hardi? I believe it would be quite a task for the A
34 Avianca: that is not correct SOUTHAMERICA, it´s years ago that AV was serving full meals in domestic flights, for example on domestic flights what is used ba
35 Luisde8cd: :O that's a long long trip. BA is surely missed down here Welcome to my list
36 Hardiwv: You are correct. I am not 100% sure of the equipment to be used. I would say the A319 has more chances to be used in this case and taking into o the
37 Georgiabill: Where did Aeropostal acquire their MD80's? Are they purchased or leased?
38 CAL: They kinda remind me of Continental MD-80's look at the colors below the windows. Same continental gray
39 MIA: I flew Aeropostal during the Christmas season and I am nothing but appalled to how low they have gone. The employees are rude and incompetent, the foo
40 TACAA320: I tend to disagree. My only complain against VH is that they are out of schedule quite often. I also flew the route MIA/CCS/MIA two or three times an
41 SOUTHAMERICA: That's correct, I missused the expression "full meals"; but until one year ago they served quite good snacks, even on the BOG-MDE and BOG-CLO shuttle
42 Celticmanx: VH is slowly replacing their DC9 fleet for MD81-82. As a result they increased capacity.
43 RCS763AV: AV does not serve meals anymore on domestic flights, only if very early morning or late night flights. But, they serve their wonderful achiras which a
44 Georgiabill: But where are they buying their planes from?
45 SOUTHAMERICA: The achiras serving are variable. In occasions they serve them, but on other flights they simply serve the traditional peanuts. I suppose they are mo
46 Luisde8cd: The "new" MD-80s started to arrive to CCS on Dec 2003. By mid January 2004, YV-01C was certified and ready to fly. Shortly after, YV-02C joined the f
47 Chiguire: No. The former routing of the Andean routes was: CCS-BOG-UIO CCS-GYE-LIM it changed to: CCS-BOG CCS-LIM CCS-GYE-UIO The CCS-LIM will now be extended
48 Tavong: ACK!!! Traditional Penuts , I prefer the Achiras all the way Sorry Fede, i couldn't hold myself Gus SKBO
49 HR001: Who is operating the MD-80's to MIA if the 727's have been replaced?? HR001
50 Luisde8cd: The 727s that were replaced were the YV registered ones (owned by VH)that were used to fly to BOG, UIO and LIM. The N registered ones are the ones fl
51 Avianca: yes some nice sandwiches or better to say "pasteles", cockies etc... are they still serving "Ron" on the flights? regards Andreas
52 SOUTHAMERICA: I believe alcoholic drinks on domestic flights are long-gone too, but I'm not totally sure. SOUTHAMERICA
53 TACAA320: I would say yes. And they not only need it, but deserve it.
54 Avianca: two years ago i had a RonMedellin with Coke and lime on a Medellin - Santa Marta (SAM F.50) run. But on the other side on the mainline route BOG-MDE
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