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  • Flight Review – AA380 Quito to Miami

    December 22, 2024

    American Airlines
    Date: 22 December 2024
    Flight Number: AA380
    Gate: 10A
    Seat: 10A & 11A (Economy)
    Plane: Boeing 737 Max-8
    Boarded: 14:54 (Priority 1 Boarding) 
    Pushback: 15:28 (Scheduled 08:00)
    Take off: 15:48
    Arrived: 19:27 (Scheduled 09:14)
    Scheduled Duration: 4 hours 24 minutes
    Actual Duration: 3 hours 59 minutes
    Distance: 2,875 km

    This flight was from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO – Quito, Ecuador) to Miami International Airport (MIA – Miami, USA).

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  • Lounge Review: Sala VIP International Quito

    December 22, 2024

    When visited: Sunday 22 December 2024
    Time of day: Late Afternoon 
    Operator: Corporación Quiport (Linked to the Priority Pass) 
    Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 23 – Santa Cruz Island (Galapagos Islands) to Quito, Ecuador

    December 21, 2024

    Saturday 21 December 2024
    Highlights: Charles Darwin Research Station

    Santa, Cruz, Ecuador

    It was time to farewell the Galapagos Islands. Today we were squeezing in a visit to Charles Darwin Research Station as we missed that on our first day in the Galapagos.

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  • Flight Review – AV1633 Baltra to Quito (via Guayaquil)

    December 21, 2024

    Avianca Airlines
    Date: 21 December 2024
    Flight Number: AV1633
    Gate: 3 
    Seat: 8D & 8E (Economy)
    Plane: Airbus 320
    First Leg Boarded: 11:08
    First Leg Pushback: 11:26 (Scheduled 11:35)
    First Leg Take off: 11:35
    First Leg Arrived: 14:08 (Note 1 hour time zone change)
    Second Leg Pushback: 15:16
    Second Leg Take off: 15:28
    Second Leg Arrived: 16:01
    Distance: 1,453 km (first leg 1,171 km and second leg 282 km)

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  • World Trip 2024-25: Day 22 – Rábida Island and Santiago Island (Galapagos Islands), Ecuador

    December 20, 2024
    Flamingos – Rábida Island, Ecuador

    Friday 20 December 2024
    Highlights: The red sand of Rábida Island, pink flamingos, sea lion playing with us when snorkelling

    Our last full day abroad the Reina Silvia Voyager had arrived. After a rough sailing night, we enjoyed breakfast today wondering what new creature or landscape we would experience today.

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