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A few questions
#1 - Is there actual time saved between getting from the airport to your hotel in Negril - When you factor in - Boarding the flight and getting a cab from the aerodrome to your hotel?
#2 - timair or intlairlink - Or is there One I dont know about?
Any input would be great.
Tim at is the better choice, flip. We have used it multiple times. Your plane leaves when you get there... It is a true charter.
Here's my problem with it however. We have used Tim air maybe 20 times over the years. The service is great, they always take us on time. It is getting hella expensive however (and I fly first class from Philly, so generally do not care about the flight cost), and the planes are looking a little tattered. Last trip, I told the wife I was done with that.
Time savings is decent, as you will land directly across from couples negril, so depending on where you are staying, just a quick taxi ride. However, we did the shuttle once last year back to mobay, and realized we saved maybe 45 minutes all in.
You used to have to take a taxi from regular airport arrivals over to the Tim air lounge, this has changed, and it is an attached building now.
Finally, I am a big guy, and getting in and out of that plane is not a lot of fun. Last time, I had to fly in the co pilots seat... Not my favorite.
All in all, it is worth a try, but from someone who has done it multiple times... I am pretty much done with it.
I'd do it once more for the experience than the little bit of time savings. On a clear day, it's a blast.
We've done it that last two trips to Negril. Because we travel from Alberta and have to do a layover in Toronto, our overall travel time gets quite long. So we are happy to save any amount of time. And to be honest, we think of TimAir as an excursion of sorts. Flying along the coast line is beautiful.
What would something like that cost for two? Thinking about suprising Hubby~
Used to do it before the "NEW" road to Negril was completed. Most of the time it saved an hour or more. A couple of times it didn't.
I agree it is worth the experience, but.... "tings happen in Jamaica".... Weather, Pilot no show, mechanical problems, etc.... One time we waited an hour or more for the Pilot to show up. One time we had to buzz the runway several times in Negril to scare the goats off of it before landing.... One time we had a long wait for a Taxi to show up for a ride...
We flew with Intlairlink last Saturday. It was on my husband's bucket list....I'm not fond of flying in the first place, so I wasnt looking forward to it.
Instead of 1.5 hours (or more) to get to Mo Bay on a Saturday, we decided to give it a try. We arrived early, but only waited till another couple arrived.
As soon as they did, off we went. My husband, being the largest of the passengers, got in beside the pilot. He loved it. It was like getting in a flying cab! I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would . I was less nervous than flying in a normal plane. I would definately do it again. It took about 15 minutes instead of 90 minutes to Mo Bay, and avoided the traffic.
We've been to Negril many times, so we dont really do excursions anymore. We justified the $230 to do this, as the excursion that we didnt do. We thought it was worth it.
Jim-Donna,
Follow the link below for rates:
http://www.timair.net/rates.htm
First. I would LOVE to ride copilot. I have always wanted to take flying lessons, so this might push me forward with that.
Second - Awesome about the buzzing of the runway for the goats. That's funny.
The issue is. I am hearing the boardie bash starts at noon and our flight lands at like 10:40. So we are trying to get to the party!
flying nice..but it hard for pilot to find landing for first road beer....