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I have never flown domestic in the US before and I need to travel from New
York the 2. of June and back around the 20th. I tried South West and Jetblue, but they either don't fly from New York (South West) or land in Phoenix (Jetblue). What other discount carriers are there in the US or do I have to use a regular airline? How much must I expect to pay? |
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Trent Stensnes wrote:
I have never flown domestic in the US before and I need to travel from New York the 2. of June and back around the 20th. ... What other discount carriers are there in the US or do I have to use a regular airline? How much must I expect to pay? You don't need to restrict your search to discount carriers, as the major carriers will match the price of the discount carriers up to perhaps a week before the flight, when the major carriers tend to become more expensive. However, even then you need to check the majors, since if the discount carriers' flights are becoming full, they will jack their prices up as well. One advantage of the discount carriers is that they often have less restrictive ticketing conditions, making it easier to change flights after you have been ticketed. That said, you can try this web site to get an idea of the airlines, schedules, and fares. You can't buy tickets, but it allows you to check for available seats and fares: http://matrix.itasoftware.com/cvg/dispatch/ The only airline not included is Southwest, which you have to search for in their web site. You don't need to register on the ITA site, just log in as a "guest". As a hint, use "NYC" to check for flights from all three New York airports. LGA, EWR or JFK will get you flights from those airports alone. You don't want to attempt a transfer between EWR and either of the other two airports, so don't plan on such a connection. LGA - JFK is about a 30 to 45 minute bus trip, and is worth it if the flight price is right. Otherwise, try to stick with the airport you will arrive at or be near. Using the above site, the fares are typically between $250 and $300, round trip, if you buy now. These fares include all taxes, if you purchase them separately from your international tickets. If you buy a combined ticket, there is some reduction in taxes. Airlines that fly non-stop between New York and Phoenix include American, America West, and Continental. American flies from JFK airport, and the others from Newark. There are many other airlines with one connection along the way, and which have similar fares. |
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Trent Stensnes wrote:
I have never flown domestic in the US before and I need to travel from New York the 2. of June and back around the 20th. I tried South West and Jetblue, but they either don't fly from New York (South West) or land in Phoenix (Jetblue). What other discount carriers are there in the US or do I have to use a regular airline? How much must I expect to pay? NYC to Phoenix is your flight plan? Try America West. Other options if America west is sold out: 1) Check out pricing on JetBlue from NYC to San Diego and then Southwest/America West from San Diego to PHX. 2) Find your way to NY Islip or Philadelphia and then fly Southwest. A few other low cost airlines in the US to maybe check out: Ted, Song, Frontier, ATA, Airtran. |
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"cj" wrote in message news:9itnc.25703$fE.13506@fed1read02... Trent Stensnes wrote: I have never flown domestic in the US before and I need to travel from New York the 2. of June and back around the 20th. I tried South West and Jetblue, but they either don't fly from New York (South West) or land in Phoenix (Jetblue). What other discount carriers are there in the US or do I have to use a regular airline? How much must I expect to pay? NYC to Phoenix is your flight plan? Try America West. Other options if America west is sold out: 1) Check out pricing on JetBlue from NYC to San Diego and then Southwest/America West from San Diego to PHX. You could also try JetBlue from JFK to Ontario than to San Diego, then Southwest or America West from Ontario to Phoenix. |
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"J-Man" wrote in message link.net... You could also try JetBlue from JFK to Ontario than to San Diego, then Southwest or America West from Ontario to Phoenix. I was very busy today so I ended up letting my travel agent do all the work. I got a KLM flight Oslo-Amsterdam- New -York for about 450$ (a good price from Norway) and America West from New York to Phoenix for about 340$. The domestic part of the trip was a little more expensive than expected maybe, but it was important to me that I got a very late depature from Phoenix. (By the way, I'm spending a few days in New York when I fly in and out, so it doesn't matter that it's two different airliens.) |
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