Author: Geronimo (---.customer.broadstripe.net)
Date: 10-20-09 11:16
1. Does anyone know why the airlines seems reluctant to answering e-mails? Not sure. I have had success just fine by telephone but you may have to try calling many times to get a hold of someone. Call around their local flight times. when someone should be there. Ask them the flight times since they can change. Be very clear on the flight times (one or both of us has an accent). I have showed up for a 4:30 departure flight but it was actually 3:30. I heard it wrong over the phone. So I confirm it a few different ways now to be certain.
2. Why aren’t the airlines displaying time tables on their websites?
They seem to operate most up to date by phone. So don't be spooked by an incomplete flight schedule on the websites. Flamenco flies in the morning, I think one at 1:00pm and another at 4:30pm from Grande to Culebra. VAL is similar. You just have to call them to see which time works best for you.
I am getting in at 1:00pm to the big SJU airport but my flight from Grande is at 4:30pm so I am taking the advice of a previous post here to go to the Hotel La Playa on the beach for lunch (http://www.hotellaplaya.com/restaurant.html#bar). It looks to be a 5 -10 min cab ride from from SJU. Relax there for a while and then cab it over to Grande.
Be sure to try to build in some extra wiggle room time between your flights to allow for delays ex. traffic in San Juan, heavy rain on Culebra delaying your departure flight, a stop on Ceiba to pick up other passengers, llamas on the runway, etc. That is a Holiday weekend you are traveling on so be sure to reserve your transportation on Culebra if you are getting any. Maybe even grocery shop early too before Thanksgiving (not sure if the stores there run out of goodies at that busy time. They do here)
Enjoy your trip. Some of the uncertainty in the planning is what makes it exciting and Culebra.
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