Frustrated With AA - Boston to Aruba

[Liz - Aruba Lover]

Originally Posted by rob o

Yeah....and San Juan uses that lovely prop plane.

Yup - I forgot about that. I had a hard time going up/down the steps of the plane (I'm not young or thin anymore) as you get on/off the plane from the tarmac.

[rob o]

If American doesn't get its act together by next month (when I'll be buying for April 2009), I'm going to drive from Rhode Island to my brother-in-law's in NJ (he doesn't know this yet, I'll leave that to CindyO), parking my car there, and and taking a limo to Newark where I'll fly non-stop to Aruba on Continental.

[FFgoo]

I must say that when my wife and I were there in Aug. last year we were on board a large aircraft all the way. We layed over in San Juan and were fortunate not to get a prop plane. I am sure negotiating steps may be a little more difficult as opposed to a jetway. Although there is nothing like getting a blast of the fresh warm air in your face as a welcome to the island after being on the plane...I guess I wouldn't mind that so much if I had to walk down some steps LOL...

[jsboysen]

Hey Rob,
While USAirways is not my favorite as a person close to Philly I am pretty much force to use it and we are flying directly to Aruba in August. I think US has directs from Boston so why not try them. Hey all air carriers stink.

[love aruba 99]

HOW ABOUT WE ALL WRIGHT TO AA AND TELL THEM HOW DISAPPOINTED WE ARE ABOUT FLIGHTS TO ARUBA ??????

[confused1]

Originally Posted by love aruba 99

HOW ABOUT WE ALL WRIGHT TO AA AND TELL THEM HOW DISAPPOINTED WE ARE ABOUT FLIGHTS TO ARUBA ??????

I have and will do again hope all do the same

[Liz - Aruba Lover]

Originally Posted by rob o

If American doesn't get its act together by next month (when I'll be buying for April 2009), I'm going to drive from Rhode Island to my brother-in-law's in NJ (he doesn't know this yet, I'll leave that to CindyO), parking my car there, and and taking a limo to Newark where I'll fly non-stop to Aruba on Continental.

I took the non-stop Continental flight 4x's last year to Aruba. It was great. I was on the beach by 2 pm. Only used AA this year to use up some of my AA miles.

[angelone]

I too have been frustrated with AA and decided to go with US Air and I did book at $404.00/person Direct both ways out of Boston, it does look like AA is trying to get rid of all the people that used them in the past.

[angelone]

Last year in August we were booked on AA to leave at 8:00 o'clock AM so we got to the airport at 5:00 AM and stood in line for about twenty min. and you knew something was wrong and all of a sudden the said the flight was cancelled and we did not get out until 1:00 PM on a US Air flight didn't get home until midnight and to top it all off AA lost our bags what a disaster.

[cindyo]

Well, the good news is AA is back in the market with their non-stops to aruba. The info was thanks to someone who posted on this site...SO, don't remember your name, but my husband is now very HAPPY !!!