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Re: cuba master thread
« Reply #100 on: February 27, 2015, 12:26:27 AM »
How long until BA availability?

By the time you are able to use BA Avios to Cuba, McDonald's and Starbucks will have already opened up shop in Havana.

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Re: cuba master thread
« Reply #101 on: February 27, 2015, 01:16:58 AM »

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Re: cuba master thread
« Reply #104 on: March 30, 2015, 08:35:18 AM »
For a 2 hour flight? Nebach
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Re: cuba master thread
« Reply #105 on: March 30, 2015, 08:40:35 AM »
For a 2 hour flight? Nebach
It is the only downside for me about this whole game.  I realized how deep I was in yesterday when I was looking for a flight from NYC-TLV and turned down a decent option since one leg was only angle flat, instead I'm likely gonna go with 3 stopovers!

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Re: cuba master thread
« Reply #106 on: March 30, 2015, 08:59:41 AM »
It is the only downside for me about this whole game.  I realized how deep I was in yesterday when I was looking for a flight from NYC-TLV and turned down a decent option since one leg was only angle flat, instead I'm likely gonna go with 3 stopovers!

That's your choice. If the 'discomfort' of having to stop 3 times is better for you than having to lay angle flat then go for it.
I generally prefer one stop. But to each their own.
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Re: cuba master thread
« Reply #107 on: March 30, 2015, 09:05:39 AM »


That's your choice. If the 'discomfort' of having to stop 3 times is better for you than having to lay angle flat then go for it.
I generally prefer one stop. But to each their own.

Not a discomfort for me, I enjoy getting out for a day though 3 stops is extreme and I'm looking for other options

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Re: cuba master thread
« Reply #111 on: July 01, 2015, 08:49:49 AM »
Stumbled upon this today when trying to click thread below. Grrat tr moishy! Appreciate all the effort

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Re: cuba master thread
« Reply #113 on: July 09, 2015, 03:30:07 PM »
Nothing terribly useful there.

More useful would be which currency to use (LM or SQ probably)
And for our crowd, that you can't bring in most foods and there's little to no kosher food to be bought there.
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Re: cuba master thread
« Reply #114 on: October 07, 2015, 07:09:35 PM »
Anyone planning to go? We brought back around 80 CUC (equiv. to $80) that we're trying to get rid of.

You'd save the 10% exchange penalty and the 3% fee on those.
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Re: cuba master thread
« Reply #116 on: December 05, 2015, 07:23:03 PM »
Any way to book with mileage with any partner airlines through Canada or Mexico?

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Re: cuba master thread
« Reply #117 on: December 05, 2015, 07:55:19 PM »
Any way to book with mileage with any partner airlines through Canada or Mexico?

Copa via PTY on *A, Areomexico via MEX or CUN (good luck with availability). Air Canada flies via YUZ and YUL but doesn't allow mileage redemption on those routes.
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Re: cuba master thread
« Reply #119 on: February 09, 2016, 01:11:36 PM »
Apparently Air China flies a 5th freedom route YUL-HAV and back. I checked some random dates and found fares for ~#350 in Y and ~$850 in lie-flat J (773).

Theoretically this should be bookable for 35/60k SQ (UA can't book to HAV).

Cuban visa is included in the price and gets picked up at the gate.
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