Bonaire Airfare - EXPENSIVE

[MMambassador]

I booked my first trip for November through Travelocity out of Charlotte to Curacao to Bonaire for $758.00 RT for two of us on Insel Air. Before I found this deal the cheapest thing I could find was $910.00 per person out of Charlotte, going with Insel Air made the trip possible. Not sure if I'll have to flap my arms or put my feet down but who cares, I'm heading to Bonaire in 151 days.

 

[jimw]

MIA--CUR on AA is now $212. hop to BON is $100. or so. I just booked AA today. Insel will soon or maybe now has non stop from CLT--BON. Their nonstop from MIA is $444. right now though.

 

[phelana]

I found cheap air AA to CUR and then take the puddle jumper to Bonaire:

AA Caribbean Sale « Bonaire Bliss

 

[kmcneer]

I would avoid Aruba at all cost. What a pain in the ass.....remember you are paying depature taxes at each island stop of 35 each.

 

[Lead_carrier]

A group of us had looked at the Charlotte-Insel to Bonaire. One day it showed a Sat-Sat flight. Next day Sat-Friday night flight with a 15 hour layover in the Curaco airport. When we talked to them they offered no reasoning for changing all the flight to the night before. Then I look AFTER I'd already booked, it's back to Sat-Sat. My only fear was getting the tickets then them changing the flights again.

KMCNEER, I looked at the Insel website and they say that you have to pay departure tax at every stop they make. It varies according to whether you're a native or tourist.

 

[lmorin]

I would avoid Aruba at all cost. What a pain in the ass.....remember you are paying depature taxes at each island stop of 35 each.

I don't agree with this at all. Maybe you traveled at a peak time. We have gone to Bonaire twice via Aruba in the last year. Once AA and once Jet Blue. The change to Tiara Air was simple with no waiting. Moreover, there was NO departure tax from Aruba, only a "pass through" tax of $2.50 or something like that. We just told the collectors that our destination was Bonaire.

 

[DeputyDan]

I don't agree with this at all. Maybe you traveled at a peak time. We have gone to Bonaire twice via Aruba in the last year. Once AA and once Jet Blue. The change to Tiara Air was simple with no waiting. Moreover, there was NO departure tax from Aruba, only a "pass through" tax of $2.50 or something like that. We just told the collectors that our destination was Bonaire.

Same with AA to Curacao to Bonaire - keep your ticket showing you are in transit and the cost is more like $2.50 - have been a couple of times where no one was working the window - thus no transfer tax at all 8)