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Old 04-16-2008, 09:55 AM
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Best Airline?

I did some research for the best way to get to St. Kitts, I think AA is the cheapest and only has one stop is PR. However I heard that if your stopover in PR is not that long then baggage is always delayed by a few days. Is this true? What other airlines are good or what other routes can you get to St. Kitts other than swimming?
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Old 04-16-2008, 12:57 PM
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LOL, Swimming. I agree, AA is the best and cheapest so far, and safest....So I would recommend for the first time travel you fly directly from US to St. Kitts (Miami).....That is what I did....So, your baggage is not delayed, or lost. I also heard about PR, but personllay I have not had a problem myself, but for my second trip I am going through there. I can better comment on it then....Hope this helps
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Old 04-16-2008, 01:45 PM
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In addition tothe direct flights from Miami and PR, American also has a direct flight from NY to SKB.

When flying through PR, you want to have plenty of time to make your connections. This is a bit more important when flying from SKB to the US because you enter immigration and customs in PR. You have to claim your luggage there and recheck it after clearing. If your layover is too short, you will not make your connection.

Delta also has a direct flight out of Atlanta, Georgia.
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Old 04-20-2008, 08:34 PM
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What would be the best flight route from Canada? South western ontario, more specifically. Should i depart from Toronto or Detroit, MI?
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ok right now the best price I am getting is $499 plus tax. This is a great deal with only 1 stop.
Its from Miami (mia) to St. Maarten, then to St. Kitts. The layover time in St. Maarten is about 6-7 hours.
My only question is that with my flight through St. Maarten will my bags gets lost? Is this a decent airport to deal with? Is it like the PR airport?
A direct flight from Mia to St. Kitts is running $1100 with tax which is double the price of the deal I am getting right now.
The deal for 499 plus tax is AA from Mia to St. Maarten and Winair to St. Kitts.
For a little more 525 plus tax, its AA from Mia to St. Maarten and LIAT to St. Kitts.
PLease advise, so that I can go ahead and buy this ASAP and save a few hundred dollars
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ok right now the best price I am getting is $499 plus tax. This is a great deal with only 1 stop.
Its from Miami (mia) to St. Maarten, then to St. Kitts. The layover time in St. Maarten is about 6-7 hours.
My only question is that with my flight through St. Maarten will my bags gets lost? Is this a decent airport to deal with? Is it like the PR airport?
A direct flight from Mia to St. Kitts is running $1100 with tax which is double the price of the deal I am getting right now.
The deal for 499 plus tax is AA from Mia to St. Maarten and Winair to St. Kitts.
For a little more 525 plus tax, its AA from Mia to St. Maarten and LIAT to St. Kitts.
PLease advise, so that I can go ahead and buy this ASAP and save a few hundred dollars
Flying Liat, there is always a chance that you will lose your luggage although they didn't lose my bag last time i traveled with them. All liat flights have a tendency to delayed for a couple of hours...if you don't mind waiting in the airport for that long... In addition, their check-in baggage weight limit is 50 pounds, so you will have to pay additional fee for your bags.
But their price is hard to beat!
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If i checked it in at miami all the way through would I still pay overage? And the Winair price is cheaper than Liat. I just hope that at St. Maarten I wont have any issues with baggage loss
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I have heard winair is better than Liat..i flew liat last time to st maarten from kitts..and their flight is NEVER on time..

have you tried looking up tickets on Cheap Flights, Cheap Hotels, Cheap Airfare, Airline Tickets, Travel Deals - SideStep and where are flying from..miami?...when are u booking for?..b/c the later u wait, the more it is..right now itts low season..so tix are a bit cheaper..after aug, its high season...
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BUT..st maarten is a great island to be stranded on for a day ...but honestly id go for winair..out of liat and winair..esp since u r coming with, im assumin, alot of luggage?
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well what I am doing since its my first time moving and stuff I am having a barrel of stuff shipped from miami, I think as much as I want under 500 lbs and its a little over $100. So that way I can easily just bring 2 suit cases and one carryon with me while flying. I think I am going to go ahead and book the st. maarten flight. I think its a steal for only $630 with tax and only 1 stop.
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