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    I want to participate in the Easter Island marathon. Does anyone know how full the flights usually are from SCL to IPC? I want to nonrev but as the entry fee is $400, I can't afford to miss it if I register. There is a flight every day so I figure if I go a couple of days early I won't have an issue but wondered if anyone had any first-hand knowledge?


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    Do me a favor. When you successfully return from your visit, take some pics and give me a good informative report on Easter Island. I suspect that could be one very cool visit.

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    "I want to nonrev but as the entry fee is $400, I can't afford to miss it if I register." Browneye, buy a ticket...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ddagencylv View Post
    "I want to nonrev but as the entry fee is $400, I can't afford to miss it if I register." Browneye, buy a ticket...

    Hell no. Them flights run 800 bucks each way. That's roughly 1600 round trip. Give or take a couple hundred. I just checked it with LAM online. I'd definately for that money try to zed it out there and back. BUT. if you get bumped, Rapai Nui sounds very seriously isolated. I'd be checkin into boat rides into Ecuador if I got stuck as a non rev. I bet you can hauk a ride on a tuna runner or supply boat back to the mainland. Then you gotta get to Quito. That would be one helluvanadventure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 29palms View Post
    Hell no. Them flights run 800 bucks each way. That's roughly 1600 round trip. Give or take a couple hundred. I just checked it with LAM online. I'd definately for that money try to zed it out there and back. BUT. if you get bumped, Rapai Nui sounds very seriously isolated. I'd be checkin into boat rides into Ecuador if I got stuck as a non rev. I bet you can hauk a ride on a tuna runner or supply boat back to the mainland. Then you gotta get to Quito. That would be one . helluvanadventure.

    The quote was "I can't afford to to miss it" . So like a bereavement, you do what you got to do...

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    My rule of thumb is that if I cannot afford to miss something, I buy at least a 1 way ticket to get me there. You can nonrev home if you want but make sure you can get there. Do you have or know anyone who has miles? At $800 a pop, that would be a good use of the miles.
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    Which leaves my other question. Who the hell pays 400 bucks to run a race? You'd have to pay me to run.

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    I misread your post, I thought you had SLC. There are enough flights out of SCL that if you could ZED I would think it was doable. You might go a few days before the marathon then buy a ticket if you do not make it. Due to the marathon flights might be full within a few days of the race. Tickets are about $600 r/t from SCL, how much are ZED tickets? is the difference between the two worth it?
    Last edited by offroader; 15-Apr-2014 at 03:44 AM.

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    I know it aint the same, but just go there when there isn't a marathon. A. You get there easily as a nonrev. B. You don't have to fight for jacked up hotel rates, or thatched home rates, whatever billeting they may have on the island. C. You got the whole island to yourself, take a native or two from the island that can run with you so you know where to go. Or just run by yourself all over the island make up your own T-shirt. "I ran all over Easter Island SOLO" and all I got was this louzy T-shirt".

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    Also, thanks for the ideas. As far as other ways off the island, I looked into ships, there are none. There only ships that go through like 6 times a year or something so that's out. It was a good idea though.

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