What has happened to airfare prices?
Check out the fares: $1600 from Newark to POP in April. That's for "low class".
Check out the fares: $1600 from Newark to POP in April. That's for "low class".
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I said the same thing this morning. Prices for Jetblue from JFK are all over the place for April, even into May and beyond.
In febuary continental had the price at 800.00 minus taxes n fees from newark to pop it was cheaper to fly into santo domingo.
I guess it all depends on when you purchase it. The ticket for my trip next week (Newark to Puerto Plata - round trip) only cost me $355 (including all taxes and fees). But I bought it back in January.
FARE INFORMATION
Fare Breakdown
Airfare: 221.00 USD
Dominican Republic Departure Tax: 20.00
Dom. Republic Airport Authority Fee: 30.00
Dom. Republic Airport Infrastructure Fee: 32.60
U.S. Passenger Facility Charge: 4.50
U.S. Immigration User Fee: 7.00
U.S. APHIS User Fee: 5.00
U.S. Federal Transportation Tax: 32.60
U.S. Security Service Fee: 2.50
Per Person Total: 355.20
USD
eTicket Total: 355.20
USD
The airfare you paid on this itinerary totals: 221.00 USD
The taxes, fees, and surcharges paid total: 134.20 USD
FARE INFORMATION
Fare Breakdown
Airfare: 221.00 USD
Dominican Republic Departure Tax: 20.00
Dom. Republic Airport Authority Fee: 30.00
Dom. Republic Airport Infrastructure Fee: 32.60
U.S. Passenger Facility Charge: 4.50
U.S. Immigration User Fee: 7.00
U.S. APHIS User Fee: 5.00
U.S. Federal Transportation Tax: 32.60
U.S. Security Service Fee: 2.50
Per Person Total: 355.20
USD
eTicket Total: 355.20
USD
The airfare you paid on this itinerary totals: 221.00 USD
The taxes, fees, and surcharges paid total: 134.20 USD
I also noticed that it appears Continental is cutting back on it's non-stops flights from Newark to POP in the fall.
In years past, they have usually reduced the flight frequency from daily (during high season and the summer) to twice a week in the fall (Wed and Sat).
But now it looks like in October, they will only have one flight a week (on Saturday).
In years past, they have usually reduced the flight frequency from daily (during high season and the summer) to twice a week in the fall (Wed and Sat).
But now it looks like in October, they will only have one flight a week (on Saturday).
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IJust over a week ago I bought a ticket Ottawa-Newark-Puerto Plata roundtrip for 490$CND with continental for the end of April.
Just hope they go back down!
IJust over a week ago I bought a ticket Ottawa-Newark-Puerto Plata roundtrip for 490$CND with continental for the end of April.
Just hope they go back down!
I used to book with Continental and would fly from Ottawa to Newark and onto POP...for under $800 but the last 2 trips, I booked with Canadian airlines because it's cheaper. I flew with Air Canada in January for under $600 and I'm going down June 10-24 for $591 with Westjet. Taxes etc already included. You should be able to find a lower price than $1600 on hotwire.com though. I use tripcentral.ca sometimes.
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hi for those interested i have found airfare from New York toPOP in April for US$ 467..see below :
1 traveler roundtrip: New York City, NY (JFK) to Puerto Plata, DR, DO (POP)
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Departing Flight #811
o JFK
o POP
4/20 8:29AM
4/20 12:11PM
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Returning Flight #812
o POP
o JFK
5/4 12:01PM
5/4 3:42PM
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Airfare
* Fare:
$333.00 x 1 = $333.00
* Taxes & Fees
$134.20
* Total:
$467.20
JetBlue | Airline Tickets, Flights, and Airfare
greetings
Coralia
1 traveler roundtrip: New York City, NY (JFK) to Puerto Plata, DR, DO (POP)
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Departing Flight #811
o JFK
o POP
4/20 8:29AM
4/20 12:11PM
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Returning Flight #812
o POP
o JFK
5/4 12:01PM
5/4 3:42PM
*
Airfare
* Fare:
$333.00 x 1 = $333.00
* Taxes & Fees
$134.20
* Total:
$467.20
JetBlue | Airline Tickets, Flights, and Airfare
greetings
Coralia
That is a good fare, but as most people have vacations from work scheduled from a Saturday to the following weekend, a Wednesday to Wednesday flight just isn't practical. American Airlines is flying from Boston to POP, weekend to weekend, for around $700 USD, round trip. That Is for OCTOBER. A vacation in May, weekend to weekend runs anywhere from $850 to $1000 USD. It seems as though Jet Blue has cut most of their flights to POP. That same week in May, but to Santiago, on Jet Blue, is $584 USD. If you add in round trip taxi fare from Santiago to Sosua, say around $200 usd, your STILL looking at close to $800 dollars! I can fly nonstop on Jet Blue into Santo Domingo, for $487.00. I hope more service returns to Puerto Plata. It has just become much too expensive for me to vacation on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic.
For budget minded travellers who have some time on their hands and also want to see the countryside, then flying into Santiago or even Santo Domingo could save on your flight costs to get to the north coast. oriole100 is pretty close on the fare... its 330 pesos (about $9) from Santo Domingo to Sosua with either Caribe Tours or the Metro Autobus and I would imagine a bit less from Santiago. Caribe Tours has buses leaving every hour in both directions for the Sosua / Santo Domingo run with a stop in Santigo. Metro, I believe has about 3 or 4 trips per day. A full trip between Sosua and Santo Domingo is roughly four hours, a bit more with Caribe Tours as they have an extra stop or two. The buses are very comfortable and air conditioned (usually too cold). Schedule info is available on their web sites...
Caribe Tours: Caribe Tours | Portada
Metro Bus: Metro Servicios Turisticos
The bus companies are one of the few organizations that I have encountered in the DR where they stick to their posted schedules. Get to the bus station early as they will pretty much leave on time.
Caribe Tours: Caribe Tours | Portada
Metro Bus: Metro Servicios Turisticos
The bus companies are one of the few organizations that I have encountered in the DR where they stick to their posted schedules. Get to the bus station early as they will pretty much leave on time.
For those of you who travel to POP thru the US and have to fly thru the NYC area you are almost always better off flying to Santiago and worse case scenario to the Capital, you will usually save at least 200 dollars over POP. Dont know why but that is the way it is.
BUT take into account - schedules - a flight coming in too late in the day and the buses are not an option, then add the cost of a night in a hotel on one or both ends of your trip. Remember that the flight out has to be late enough in the day to get to Santo Domingo or Santiago.
Take into account if you fly into SD for example to save some money - you also lose a lot of vacation time in travel. Arriving at SD airport - getting to Caribe or Metro bus terminal- catching the bus and then traveling to Sosua adds close to 6 hours to your travel time. Then remember it is the same amount of time going back.
If you are flying into Santiago - taxi to the Caribe or Metro and then the bus to Sosua - adds about 2 1/2 hours each way of additional travel time.
What is that worth to you? For me it is not worth 200 in savings, that will be cut down by taxi, bus, food and drink costs. And it will be cut significantly if you need to stay overnight in either direction.
Take into account if you fly into SD for example to save some money - you also lose a lot of vacation time in travel. Arriving at SD airport - getting to Caribe or Metro bus terminal- catching the bus and then traveling to Sosua adds close to 6 hours to your travel time. Then remember it is the same amount of time going back.
If you are flying into Santiago - taxi to the Caribe or Metro and then the bus to Sosua - adds about 2 1/2 hours each way of additional travel time.
What is that worth to you? For me it is not worth 200 in savings, that will be cut down by taxi, bus, food and drink costs. And it will be cut significantly if you need to stay overnight in either direction.
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