A bit lazy and will investigate myself but is anyone aware of direct flights from the UK to any Central or South American countries? Need to be good birding destinations needless to say... (but most if not all will be I realise)
Andy
Via ebookers I found direct connection from London to San Jose ( Costa Rica ) with British Airways.
Direct flights also via BA to Buenos Aires.
BA and LATAM ( LAN Chile + TAM ) flys directly from London to Sao Paulo.
From Sao Paulo international, is possible to continue to Foz de Iguazu and via taxi easy to Puerto Iguazu.
BA also fly direct to Santiago de Chile.
For Panama, Peru and Ecuador I did not found any direct fly.
I think Royal Airforce flys direct to Falkland.
Iberia I would refuse because is extrem unreliable. Baggage stolen is not unusual.
If You fly with Iberia, make sure You have an excellent lawyer !
Same I would say about Air France.
Best regards
Dieter
I think Royal Airforce flys direct to Falkland
Panama, I think you can go directly with KLM from Amsterdam on a flight theat ends up in Costa Rica, so that shouldn't be too bad?
If they allowed free stopovers, you could do both?
A
I did not know "direct flights from the UK to any Central or South American countries" means from also Amsterdam.
Maybe because your English isn't as good as you think it is
Nope, albatross02 is right in their definition of a direct flight. It may stop to re-fuel, or on some routes have multiple stops along the way to let people on and off, but a direct flight is a single transit from A to B - and sold as such.
Indirect routes are a great option, particularly for the likes of me living a fair distance form a major airport, but with good connections to somewhere like Amsterdam or Paris. Often more cost-effective than a direct flight too.
Cheers,
Joost
P.S. my 6 year old would be very cross with you for forgetting the full stop!
My answer was as disrespectful as the question was, I am aware what a direct flight is but normal people do like to point out other, low effort options, I won't bother again.
Peace Andy...
I personally like indirect routes, but less so nowadays with kids in tow!
J
Iberia I would refuse because is extrem unreliable. Baggage stolen is not unusual.
If You fly with Iberia, make sure You have an excellent lawyer !
Same I would say about Air France.
Best regards
Dieter
So I have mixed direct with nonstop.