I'm making inquiries at Oakland International Airport. Someone mentioned Alaska Airlines as a
possibility and they fly into Oakland. I think Continental does, too. There's probably a lot of
diplomatic hassles including reciprocal Honduran airlines entry into the market, so don't hold
your breath.
Robert Talley
--- Wilfredo Munguia wrote:
> Any reduction would be great. I travel to Honduras 2-3 times a year (pleasure) and the cost of
> the airline ticket is outrageous. I could fly to Europe 1 1/2 times cheaper than the flight to
> SPS. Norm
>
> "Jeffrey S. Levine" wrote:I also suggest doing what we can to encourage
> additional airlines to fly to
> Honduran destinations.from other countries. I've sent e-mails to both
> America West and Alaska Airlines asking them to do so since there is no
> western US gateway. I have received acknowledgements to my correspondence
> but only time will tell. Most every US carrier flies to Costa Rica now that
> it has been "discovered." I bet that wasn't always the case. Every little
> bit helps.
>
> Best,
>
> jsl
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> [mailto:travel-to-honduras.....com] On Behalf Of Marco
> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 3:40 PM
> To: travel-to-honduras.....com
> Subject: [travel-to-honduras] lobbying for lower airfares to Honduras
>
>
> Good afternoon everyone...
>
> During the social tourism segment of the recently-concluded Conference
> on Honduras 2005, we discussed the problem of expensive airline fares
> to Honduras. One of my colleagues, for example paid $800 for a
> roundtrip ticket to Honduras from Houston, TX. That's extremely high.
> I was able to fly to Guatemala City (with a return flight from
> Tegucigalpa) from Washington Dulles for $380, so you have to wonder...
> "what's the problem?"
>
> Well, one problem that is always mentioned is "competition". Not
> enough competing airlines flying to Honduras. Whatever the answer is,
> the fact remains that high airfares are a disincentive for people to
> visit Honduras, particularly social tourists who would like to fly to
> Honduras more often to provide their volunteer services.
>
> At the conference, we were fortunate to have Roberto Galeano of
> Honduras' Institute of Tourism in attendance. Roberto gave us a brief
> presentation explaining how the Honduran government has recently
> negotiated a 45% decrease in the airport taxes for airlines.
>
> The reduced taxes represent significant cost savings for the airlines
> with respect to services at Honduras' four major airports
> (Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, and Roatan).
>
> Our question (as you might guess) was... "So when will consumers start
> to realize the benefit of these reduced airport taxes?". Certainly,
> it would be nice to see the airlines pass on at least some of their
> cost savings to passengers.
>
> Roberto suggested that one way we can perhaps influence airlines to
> drop their fares is to use the power of our network to express our
> strong support for significantly lower fares.
>
> Thus, I would ask that all of us who read this message send an e-mail
> or mail a letter stating the importance of lower fares to both you as
> an individual and your organization. State the name of your
> organization and your location. If you travel to Honduras regularly,
> indicate how many more times you would travel there were airfares 25%,
> 50% lower. State how many people travel with you. State how
> continued high fares might affect your plans for continuing to travel
> to Honduras. You get the idea.
>
> According to the Honduran government, the tourism industry generated
> approximately $450 million in revenue in 2004. While this is an
> indication of the benefit to Honduras of tourism, it only begins to
> reveal the full benefit. Given the thousands of social tourists who
> travel to Honduras each year, the country benefits in so many more
> ways through the expertise, experience, energy, and talents provided
> by these travelers. It would indeed be a shame if high airfares would
> discourage these travelers from continuing their love affair with
> Honduras.
>
> Roberto recommends that we write to the following individual to
> express our concerns:
>
> Armando Funes
> Asociación Hondureña de Líneas Aéreas (AHLA)
> Centro Comercial Plaza Criolla, 2do nivel
> Boulevard Morazán, Tegucigalpa
> Honduras C.A.
> e-mail: afunes.....com
>
>
> Armando is the head of Honduras' airline association. I will be
> trying to convince him to join us next year at the Conference on
> Honduras 2006.
>
> To make our impact felt all the more, please try and e-mail or write
> your letter during the next few days.
>
> This is a cause that should benefit everyone... not the least of
> which, the Honduran people.
>
> Thanks,
> Marco
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