Hintermann
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I have a trip planned that includes a diving holiday in Bonaire followed by a liveaboard cruise of Socorro Isles. I will be flying from the UK on Delta for all flight connections except one. On a Friday, when there are no direct flights between Bonaire and Atlanta, I have to fly between those two destinations. The best option is to go via Aruba but the crux is that I have to arrive in Aruba airport no later than 13:00 hours on that Friday to have enough time to connect to the afternoon Delta flight to Atlanta. I cannot afford to miss the Aruba-Atlanta flight because after an overnight stay in the Atlanta, I have a Delta flight to Los Cabos the following morning, one that I have to take.
I have 3 options, all giving enough connecting time to catch the Delta flight to Atlanta from Aruba.
Tiara Air has a flight departing Bonaire at 09:10 hours and after a brief stop at Curacao, the same plane arrives in Aruba at 10:35
Dutch Antilles Express has a flight departing Bonaire at 07:00 hours to Curacao; after a 3-hour stop there, a connecting DAE flight takes me to Aruba, arriving at 11:00 hours.
Insel Air flight departs from Bonaire at 09:55 hours to Curacao and I have only 50 minutes there for the connecting flight to Aruba which arrives there at 11:20 hours.
To me, the Tiara flight, departing at a reasonable time and with no plane changes involved, seems the best option. The DAE flight departs a shade too early in the morning for my liking and in any case I have heard unflattering reports about the airline's reliability. The Insel flight cuts things too close in Cuacao and so the most risky.
Therefore, my question is whether Tiara Air is a reasonably reliable and punctual airline?
I have 3 options, all giving enough connecting time to catch the Delta flight to Atlanta from Aruba.
Tiara Air has a flight departing Bonaire at 09:10 hours and after a brief stop at Curacao, the same plane arrives in Aruba at 10:35
Dutch Antilles Express has a flight departing Bonaire at 07:00 hours to Curacao; after a 3-hour stop there, a connecting DAE flight takes me to Aruba, arriving at 11:00 hours.
Insel Air flight departs from Bonaire at 09:55 hours to Curacao and I have only 50 minutes there for the connecting flight to Aruba which arrives there at 11:20 hours.
To me, the Tiara flight, departing at a reasonable time and with no plane changes involved, seems the best option. The DAE flight departs a shade too early in the morning for my liking and in any case I have heard unflattering reports about the airline's reliability. The Insel flight cuts things too close in Cuacao and so the most risky.
Therefore, my question is whether Tiara Air is a reasonably reliable and punctual airline?