Hi all,
Just returned from a week in Punta Cana with my fiancee. We took AA JFK-PUJ-JFK in Business Class with frequent flyer miles. Some highlights/notes:
* Flight was full in Y in both directions, about half full in Business Class - AA's 757s are configured for 22J/154Y;
* They staff the flight with 5 flight attendants JFK-PUJ with a breakfast service and 6 flight attendants PUJ-JFK, when they serve lunch. The addt'l flight attendant deadheads down on the JFK-PUJ segment. Get this - the crew that worked this trip flew JFk-PUJ-JFK-BDA in one day - that's about 13 hours wourth of flying - a long day!
* JFK was ok, easy to get through customs. Leaving JFK in the morning was packed. AA has this Caribbean mega bank that leaves right around 8am - flights to SDQ, STI, POP, PAP, SJU, SJO, STT, SXM, AUA all left around the same time, plus flights to LAX, SFO, LHR.
PUJ is beautiful airport. We saw Air Columbus 727, Southeast MD-80, Lauda Italy 767, Condor 767, USA 3000 A-320, US Airways A-319, 2x AA 757, Ryan Air A-320.
Anyone know which airline uses the VIP Lounge in PUJ?
Back to the real world, ugh :-(
Just returned from a week in Punta Cana with my fiancee. We took AA JFK-PUJ-JFK in Business Class with frequent flyer miles. Some highlights/notes:
* Flight was full in Y in both directions, about half full in Business Class - AA's 757s are configured for 22J/154Y;
* They staff the flight with 5 flight attendants JFK-PUJ with a breakfast service and 6 flight attendants PUJ-JFK, when they serve lunch. The addt'l flight attendant deadheads down on the JFK-PUJ segment. Get this - the crew that worked this trip flew JFk-PUJ-JFK-BDA in one day - that's about 13 hours wourth of flying - a long day!
* JFK was ok, easy to get through customs. Leaving JFK in the morning was packed. AA has this Caribbean mega bank that leaves right around 8am - flights to SDQ, STI, POP, PAP, SJU, SJO, STT, SXM, AUA all left around the same time, plus flights to LAX, SFO, LHR.
PUJ is beautiful airport. We saw Air Columbus 727, Southeast MD-80, Lauda Italy 767, Condor 767, USA 3000 A-320, US Airways A-319, 2x AA 757, Ryan Air A-320.
Anyone know which airline uses the VIP Lounge in PUJ?
Back to the real world, ugh :-(