Wild Routing I Virtually Took From Miami To Nassau: 184 Miles Vs. 3,264 Miles

Airways will typically attempt to promote you roundabout routings, and I can’t assist however share one which gave me a little bit of a chuckle. Whereas I gained’t be flying it this time round, it’s positively some inspiration for a future evaluate journey…

Miami to Nassau by way of Port of Spain and Kingston?!

I must fly between Miami (MIA) and Nassau (NAS) for a fast upcoming journey, which is a brief 184-mile flight, even shorter than my typical 204-mile flight to Tampa (TPA). The route is nicely served by American (amongst different carriers), so my apparent assumption was that I used to be going to fly nonstop.

Nonetheless, once I checked out enterprise class choices between Miami and Nassau on Google Flights (I all the time verify, simply out of curiosity), I used to be offered with a shocking routing. Particularly, Google Flights really useful a $553 enterprise class itinerary from Miami to Port of Spain (POS) to Kingston (KIN) to Nassau.

So quite than flying nonstop, I might flip this right into a 13-hour journey. It’s not typically you see an airline promoting you a 3,264-mile routing for a metropolis pair that’s 184 miles aside. That’s almost 18x the direct distance! And earlier than anybody asks, sure, Caribbean Airways truly promote this routing as one ticket — this isn’t a case of Google Flights combining separate tickets and passing them off as one.

Generally I’ll deliberately topic myself to wildly roundabout routings by reserving separate tickets, however to proactively be provided one thing like this? Purely when it comes to direct distance vs. distance flown, this is perhaps probably the most roundabout routing I’ve ever been offered.

Truthfully, I might’ve booked this, besides I hate redeyes and need to be awake and alert for the 2 days I’m within the Bahamas, so I made a decision in opposition to the routing.

I’ve to determine an attention-grabbing Caribbean evaluate journey

In some unspecified time in the future within the close to future when I’ve a few days free to journey (past what I’ve already deliberate), I’d actually like to provide Caribbean Airways enterprise class a shot, on the service’s Boeing 737 MAX. It looks like one of many higher enterprise class merchandise within the Caribbean.

I’m attempting to determine how I can create a logical itinerary with that, although. Although many Caribbean islands are shut to 1 one other, air service is usually restricted.

For instance, it might be enjoyable to fly Air France’s Airbus A320 “island hopper,” which fits from Miami to Pointe-a-Pitre (PTP), to Fort-de-France (FDF), to Cayenne (CAY). Nonetheless, truly linking that with Caribbean Airways within the different path is less complicated stated than carried out.

For instance, at the least on Google flights, there’s not a single choice to fly between Cayenne and Port of Spain on one ticket. Can anybody consider a enjoyable and inventive technique to make this work, probably including in yet one more airline? In a dream world, I’d additionally take a look at Cayman Airways’ Boeing 737 MAX enterprise class, to expertise that Sir Turtle magic, however possibly I’m simply getting grasping. 😉

Backside line

Airways will typically attempt to promote you very unusual routings, although I by no means noticed something fairly like what I used to be offered throughout a latest search on Google Flights. I must fly from Miami to Nassau, and was offered a Caribbean Airways routing by way of Port of Spain and Kingston.

As tempted as I used to be, the redeye mixed with the period of time didn’t work for me this time round, however it’s inspiration for a future evaluate journey.

Anybody have any concepts for a enjoyable Caribbean evaluate journey, and how one can knock out these airways on a single journey?