Travel Agent: Hi, José. I’ve found two flights leaving for Ecuador on September 3rd and returning on October 8th. One is a direct flight that is more expensive. The other is a cheaper flight with stopovers in New York and Mexico City.
The direct flight leaves at 10:30 a.m. and arrives in Quitos at 5:30 p.m. It’s $1, 249.73 with taxes and surcharges.
The other flight leaves at 6:30 a.m. and arrives in New York at 8:00 a.m. Then there is a connecting flight from La Guardia airport at 3:10 p.m., which arrives in Mexico City at 8:15 p.m. From Mexico City, you would catch another connecting flight leaving at 10:45 p.m. and arriving in Quitos at 1:00 a.m. So there is a total travel time of about 18 hours. But the cost of that flight is $843.60.
Caller: Oh, wow – that’s quite a difference.