Domestic flights in Bolivia 2. From Uyuni to La Paz on a Amaszonas CRJ-200

[sn26567]

For my flights to Bolivia, see https://www.aviation24.be/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=57405
For the two first domestic flights in Bolivia, see https://www.aviation24.be/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=57514

Most members of the group travelled this leg by a night train and arrived exhausted. Only three people of the group had selected the plane, which was really the best idea. Uyuni is a small city, but close to one of the 7 natural wonders of the world, the 'Salar" of Uyuni (Google it!)

Uyuni has a small "international" airport

Uyuni international airport

... with signs in Quechua (the language of the Incas), English and Spanish

Signs in Quechua, English and Spanish

Early check-in got me a window seat in the front, with a very simple boarding pass again

The Amaszonas desk

Early check-in

Again, an elementary boarding pass

For a surprise, I had to pay an airport tax (11 Bolivianos, approx 1.5 euros) and I got the baggage tickets for all three of us.

Airport tax! And baggage label for all of us.

No problem to have a bottle of water at the baggage scan. Europe, take note!

The incoming flight arrived at the time we should normally take off!

Late arrival of incoming flight

But with a very short turnaround (17 minutes), we left only a few minutes late.

Flight: Amaszonas Z8 307
Date : 30 Oct 2015
Aircraft: CRJ-200 reg. CP-2762
From-To: Uyuni - La Paz (UYU-LPB)
Seat: 3F
Scheduled/Effective Time of Departure:15:25/15:42 (GMT-4)
Scheduled/Effective Time of Arrival: 16:10/16:28 (GMT-4)
Scheduled/Effective Duration of the flight: 0 hr 45 min/0 hr 46 min

Uyuni airport, airside

Boarding

Take-off from Rwy 31. Very long: I thought it would never go up (but at 3800 m altitude, the thin air requires a much higher speed to take off!).

Just after take-off, a last view on the "Salar de Uyuni"

Once in the air, in the South American tradition, a drink was served.

Drink service

Outside, beautiful coloured views of the Bolivian plateau and mountains

Bolivia in full clours

Coloured mountains of Bolivia

Bolivian colours

Bolivia at its best

...before arriving above La Paz

Above La Paz

...with snow-covered mountains of the Cordillera Real in the background

... with the Cordillera Real

La Paz and the Cordillera Real

Landing on rwy 10R, disembarking in a remote domestic position and on foot to the terminal of La Paz.

Disembarking

Terminal building of La Paz

[airtrainer]

Great report André, the scenery was fantastic !

[airazurxtror]

No more DC3 or other piston-engined planes in Bolivia ?

[sn26567]

No more DC3 or other piston-engined planes in Bolivia ?

At different locations in La Paz airport, but they're all AOG!

[TheFlyingSultan]

Hi André, another nice illustration of your travels in Bolivia and beyond. Seemed like another decent flight here!
Never heard of Amaszonas and never liked the CRJ-200 either (too small!) but the views outside were really breathtaking, hurrah for that window seat!

TheFlyingSultan

[sn26567]

Never heard of Amaszonas and never liked the CRJ-200 either (too small!) but the views outside were really breathtaking, hurrah for that window seat!

Thanks! What I like in the CRJ-200 is the 2-2 seating. And for a short trip it is quite acceptable.

Amaszonas was completely unknown to me before I was booked on them. A Bolivian company with subsidiaries elsewhere (Paraguay, ...) and a fleet composed exclusively of CRJ-200s (some of them brand new). The network, due to the nature of the aircraft, is very local: domestic in Bolivia, and a few flights to neighbouring countries: Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, ...