"Helene" wrote in message
news:G022g.11795$vy1.778@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> We have used just about all the LAN services in S.A. and we claim that
> they are the best.
> Be aware that whichever airline you choose, Cusco is an International
> airport because there are flights to La Paz,Bolivia.
> Hence, dep. taxes are a little higher. It is 2½ yrs since we were there.
> Cusco is a tricky airport to get out of in afternoons normally because of
> the wind.
> If TACA has Boeing 727's, then if the wind speed is above 10 naut.mph you
> will probably find that your flight will be canelled.
> Lan Peru have much later model aircraft that can handle this.
> cheers,
>
> H & P , Tasmania, Oz.
>
>
> "Calif Bill" wrote in message
> news:t7G1g.9224$i41.3018@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>>
>> wrote in message
>> news:1144951165.926442.297330@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>> I'm trying to make certain I understand airfares between Lima
>>> (destination from US) and Cuzco. I've found two airlines with web
>>> fares:
>>>
>>> LAN Peru: $266 RT
>>> TACA: $170 RT
>>>
>>> Both have various taxes and "other charges." I'm a little surprised at
>>> the difference in fares. But I'm also concerned with the following
>>> statement on the TACA web site:
>>>
>>> To ensure you obtain the ticket(s) at the quoted fare(s), they must be
>>> purchased in the country of departure.
>>>
>>> I would be making a purchase in the US for travel inside Peru. Do I
>>> have to worry that TACA will hit me with other big "additional charges"
>>> and/or not recognize my reservation once I get to Lima? I'm not sure
>>> I'm getting a straight answer from TACA, and several whom I have called
>>> admit that they don't know the answer.
>>>
>>
>> You will pay a tax in the airport, every time you fly internally or out
>> of the country. You go to another window and pay the tax, and get a
>> sticker. May be what they are trying to say. Both times I visited Cusco
>> and area, was on a tour, so ticket included. First trip was with Condor
>> Travel. Reasonable, and only partially guided. Included airfare, room in
>> Cusco and Machu Pichu hotel and entry fee. You might try contacting
>> them, or another travel agent and see if they have special deals with the
>> airlines.
>>
>
>
I do not think it is the wind, but the temperature. High altitude, high
temps, little lift at take off speeds. I did not think they scheduled any
afternoon flights out of Cusco.
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