I pulled the trigger on an Island Birds charter out of Isla Grande. Nadia was very helpful and quick to respond. She even apologized for the delay in one response due to this little tropical storm that hit.
I was trying (without having to wait forever on hold with Delta) to get an idea of what it would cost to go Houston to SJU on miles and buy the SJU to EIS leg. My methodology probably isn't good but the difference was staggering. Flying HOU - EIS was $700 more a ticket than HOU - SJU. For Comfort+ it was $1,200. Multiply that by 5 passengers and the charter makes a lot of sense. Their code share appears to be Cape Air. Non-refundable Silver flights were much lower but not the fully refundable.
Now I just have to be able to get first class seats with miles on the HOU - SJU leg. I'll be up early Saturday when the trip for the return date opens up. I hope Delta has operators available at that time!
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