I am trying to book flights, my chase visa declined the transaction as it was deemed suspicious. I replied to Chase to say, its ok its me doing this.
Now I am wondering if I should just wait and see if Avianca retries, or do the purchase over again myself.
I have heard it can be difficult to get customer service / get refunds with Avianca which is why I am not sure what to do.
I have never been to Costa Rica but have travelled to many other places. Because my credit card (chase prime visa) has CDW coverage internationally we usually waive the insurance at all destinations. Sometimes I've had to show a letter from my CC company sometimes they didn't care as long as I allowed a 5k hold on the card.
Is it similar in Costa Rica or is there anything I need to know about regarding this, like you can't do that for some reason?
I am in the early stages of trying to plan a family trip and trying not to break the bank and I know that adding on the rental car company coverage can double or triple your entire cost and my understanding is there's nothing about their CDW that is more protective than my own CDW through the CC.
Also, anyone know if there are rental companies that allow 24hr return? It seems like the best price option for flights would have us departing SJO at 5am which makes rental car return tricky.
Thank you!
Anybody flown with them recently? Investigating a potential April trip next year bos-costa rica and the price is so low compared to other options.
No stranger to budget airlines - back when norwegian was flying transatlantic we flew with them plenty from usa-eur, we also flew with play air before the stopped serving the bos-europe via iceland route. Also have been on ryanair in europe.
I am not worried about a "bare bones" experience where they don't give you free food or drinks and don't have have screens and not worried about baggage limits as we travel light (went on play for a 2 week trip with personal items only)
So obviously I am a cheapo when it comes to airlines and would rather be mildly uncomfortable than pay a lot for tickets.
what I DO care about: safety (of course) don't want to be in a less safe situation with my children. My understanding though is that all airlines are "safe" as the safety standards are pretty strict to operate as an airline.
Also, reliability - when there is a connecting flight and you book the whole flight with them but its a short layover and say the first plane was delayed and we missed the next one as a result would this be hassle or would they deal with it normally like other airlines do. (delay the next plane too or put us on the next flight without issue)
The only other issue is my husband is over six feet tall, but I assume I could purchase an exit row seat for him and the rest of us (5'4 and under) would all be fine in the cheap seats.
Thoughts on this airline in general for someone who is budget conscious and not worried about a lack of "amenities"?