AA is upset with Santiago Airport.

aviastar · #1 12-25-2003, 12:21 PM

AA is upset with operations in STI, flights are not profitable, many flights land in POP because of frequent fog, load factor is low. It all started as in a fairy tale, 100% booked flights and brilliant future. Today's operations in STI are no more than additional headaches to AA. Aeromar suffered a lot with STI, the horrible infrastructure at the airport doesn't help!"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

santobonao · #2 12-25-2003, 12:27 PM

AA should return many flight to pop from kennedy . Pop is a tourism place and i like POP airport more than Santiago airport.
people likes to go through the airport beacause its close to their city homes.

Flakko · #3 12-25-2003, 04:02 PM

I don't believe that!!!
Maybe AA isn't flying a lot of cargo to STI, but STI has more dominican passengers flying from The U.S. to DR than POP, or am I wrong???
A lot of fog??? What happened to the ILS that was suppose to be installed in STI??? The runway is short, I know, around 8,600ft long, but that's enough for an A300. Even for a Boeing 747 in short haul flights.
So what exactly you people mean with "The Infrastructure"???

adrianb · #4 12-25-2003, 04:07 PM

I fly frequently out of STI, and it sounds like what is being said above is garbage.

There's always a lot of people on the flights I've been on. And far more dominicans out of STI, more tourists out of POP.

Do you have any evidence of "American being unhappy"? I'd think they are delighted, with the prices they're able to charge for such a short flight to the USA.

Larry · #5 12-25-2003, 10:58 PM

I am not surprised. Santiago airport is a mess. The people (all dominicans) flying in and out if it are a sorry bunch. It takes them 45 minutes just to board on or off a plane. No wonder flights are delayed . The airport is complete chaos. Even the customs people, or whatever you want to call them, are complete idiots. They should film a movie in the airport and play it on the comedy channel.

Larry

santobonao · #6 12-25-2003, 11:41 PM

yo mejor viajo por santo domingo las americas airport less chaos etc ......

Larry · #7 12-26-2003, 11:47 AM

I thought that Santiago airport was so bad that the next time I want to go direct to Santiago, I will fly into POP instead and take the beautiful drive over the mountains to Santiago. That will be much more enjoyable and I'll bet I will still arrive at my destination quicker. Santiago airport bites.

Larry

aviastar · #8 12-28-2003, 05:43 PM

you have no idea about amount of complaints AA get daily in STI, it is horrible airport. Many planes are diverted to POP, chaos is horrible. You come to the airport and spend more than 2 hours standing in lines, it is seems like a flea market. I used it once, it was the first and the last time.

santobonao · #9 12-28-2003, 06:36 PM

cuando yo vine a Republica Dominicana por santiago yo estaba esperando mi maleta por una hora y media. tal vez por POP y SDQ es meno tiempo que uno tiene que espera por la maleta.

adrianb · #10 12-28-2003, 07:32 PM

Ah, so its our reliable friend aviastar posting again..

I like this comment:

> I used it once, it was the first and the last time.

So you're basing this entire thread on your one single experience?

I have flown via STI 4 times in the last 12 months. Thats 8 trips through the airport. Each time it has been great. I have travelled through 60 countries around the world, and know my way around most major airports. Santiago airport stacks up very favourably against major international airports.

As usual Aviastar doesn't know what he's talking about.