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| Posted On: | 18-Jul-2002 |
| From: | "Collette Hyde" [tnolen.....hn] |
| Subject: | Re: [roatan] sol air |
I wonder where the information came form that they were sold out? Kip ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 1:54 PM > > Yeah I definetly think that there are some confusions on all seats being > sold out..When I came down on Sunday there were only 63 passengers on board > and that flight was for both San Pedro and Tegucigalpa. I also had a family > member come down on Sol on Tuesday and there were only 10 passengers on > board. On our reservation system there are still many seats available..so > I'm not sure what is going on? But anyway the main thing is to support them > everyway we can. > Collette > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kristin kallsen" > To: > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 8:53 AM > Subject: Re: [roatan] sol air > > > > SNIP> > > As far as the flights being sold out as of today (Thursday) there are > still > > many seats available on ALL flights. If we all make an effort to support > > them right now I think they will be around for a long time..Remember TACA > is > > only lowering their prices because of competition!! If we don't support > the > > competition > > TACA will go sky high once again with their airfares!! The 2x1 deal that > Sol > > has you have to buy it by the end of this month but you have until Dec10 > to > > use it, and they don't charge any penalties for date changes but the > > passengers must fly together. > > SNIP> > > > > Kristin Replies: > > I am glad to hear there are still seats available and I strongly agree > that > > people should make every effort to support the new airline. I am > attaching > > the AP news release that I referred to earlier. It sounds like there is > > going to be some confusion on availability of seats. > > > > Second Honduran Airline Takes Off > > Fri Jul 12, 5:41 PM ET > > > > TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Sol Air, the second-ever Honduras-based > > airline, began operations Friday, offering daily flights from a pair of > > Honduran cities to the United States. > > > > With a fleet of four Boeing 737s and Super 7s, Sol Air will offer daily > > flights from the capital, Tegucigalpa, and from the northern city of San > > Pedro Sula to Miami, Florida. The airline plans to expand its schedule to > > include flights to the capitals of El Salvador ( news - web sites) and > > Nicaragua in coming weeks. > > > > "We are a business founded on Honduran investment that looks to offer new > > options, fair prices and optimum service," Ricardo Martinez, Sol Air's > > president, said at a news conference. > > > > The airline offers fares to Miami starting at $199, down from the $450 > > Hondurans have become accustom to paying, Martinez said. > > > > U.S. giants American Airlines and Continental Airlines, as well as El > > Salvador-based air-consortium Grupo Taca also offer daily flights from > > Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula to a variety of U.S. and Latin American > > destinations. > > > > Martinez said all seats on all Air Sol flights are already sold out > through > > November. > > > > The only other Honduras airline, SAHSA, went out of business in 1994, > after > > 51 years of operating its worldwide hub out of Tegucigalpa. > > > > SAHSA, founded by U.S. businessman Newton Shelton, was the first airline > to > > challenge a Central American monopoly once held by U.S. carrier Pan Am, > but > > the company never recovered from a devastating 1989 crash. > > > > A SAHSA Boeing 727 that left Tegucigalpa bound for Houston, Texas, crashed > > into a hill 10 miles from the airport. The company was forced to cover > > nearly half of the $400 million in damages awarded to family members of > > crash victims who filed a class action suit in the early 1990s. > > > > > > > > > > > ------ > http://www.roatanet.com | |
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