Caribbean Sale from American Airlines
American Airlines (tel. 800/433-7300; www.aa.com) is offering discounted fares to the Caribbean. Sale fares are valid for daily through Feb. 14. All tickets must be booked by 11:59pm CT, Sept. 13.
Tickets require a Saturday night minimum stay. Avoid blackout dates around the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's holidays.
Round-trip fares include:
- Miami to Bridgetown, Barbados $428, including all taxes
- Miami to George Town, Bahamas $384, including all taxes
- Miami to North Eleuthera, Bahamas $370, including all taxes
- Miami to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands $295, including all taxes
- Miami to Montego Bay, Jamaica $281, including all taxes
- Miami to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago $339, including all taxes
- Miami to Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe $617, including all taxes
- Miami to Providenciales, Turks and Caicos $353, including all taxes
- Miami to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republican $479, including all taxes
- Miami to San Pedro Sula, Honduras $320, including all taxes
- Miami to St. Croix, US Virgin Islands $295, including all taxes
- Miami to St Thomas, US Virgin Islands $289, including all taxes
- Miami to Willemstad, Curacao $298, including all taxes
U.S. Flight Deals from American Airlines
Also new from American Airlines (tel. 800/433-7300; www.aa.com), their U.S. Flight Deals are good for travel through March 17. Fares are valid on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Tickets require a 7-day advance purchase, and must be booked by 11:59pm CT, Sept. 11.
Avoid the following blackout dates: Nov. 16-17, 20-21, 24-26, Dec. 19-24, 26-30, Jan. 2, 5-7, and Feb. 14-15. Other airlines (Delta, United) may be matching along some routes.
Round-trip fares include:
- Philadelphia to Burbank $392, including all taxes
- Burbank to Milwaukee $281, including all taxes
- Seattle to West Palm Beach $354, including all taxes
- Des Moines to Orlando $259, including all taxes
- West Palm Beach to Los Angeles $270, including all taxes
- Portland, OR to White Plains $270, including all taxes
- Des Moines to Ft Lauderdale $232, including all taxes
- Miami to Omaha $369, including all taxes
- Fresno to Minneapolis $359, including all taxes
- St. Louis to San Jose $279, including all taxes
- New York to Lawton $370, including all taxes
- Denver to Lexington $349, including all taxes
- Grand Junction to New York $332, including all taxes
- Lexington to Salt Lake City $355, including all taxes
Frontier's Go See Do Sale
From Frontier (tel. 800/432-1359; www.flyfrontier.com), their Go-See-Do sale is valid for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, through March 17.
Tickets require a 7-day advance purchase. Blackout dates of Nov. 20, 21 and 24-26, Dec. 20 through Jan. 7 and Feb. 14, 15 and 18 apply. Some markets do not offer daily connections. Due to schedule changes, markets may not connect throughout the valid travel period.
Tickets must be booked by 11:59pm ET, Sept. 11. Other carriers (Delta, United) may be matching along some routes.
Round-trip fares include:
- Des Moines to Las Vegas $267, including all taxes
- Albuquerque to Detroit $257, including all taxes
- Colorado Springs to New York $274, including all taxes
- Dayton to Seattle $293, including all taxes
- Chicago to Wichita $292, including all taxes
- Kansas City to Bismarck $346, including all taxes
- Madison to Salt Lake City $270, including all taxes
- Fargo to San Diego $382, including all taxes
- Louisville to Durango $321, including all taxes
- Knoxville to Los Angeles $341, including all taxes
- Akron to San Diego $350, including all taxes
From the Mailbag: Seat Saving v. Early Boarding
Q: I recently paid $10 each for my wife and me to do the early boarding on Southwest. However, when we tried to take two seats together, another passenger was apparently holding 5 seats for his friends (guess he didn't think the other friends should have to pay the $10 fee). What should I have done to avoid causing an uproar that would have gotten us kicked off the plane (assuming I was willing to endure the glares and comments of him and his friends during the flight)?
A: Find out.
Additional reporting by Tracy W. Stewart
George Hobica is a syndicated travel journalist and blogger whose website, www.airfarewatchdog.com, tracks unadvertised airfare wars and fare sales, including the most helpful and always updated Top 50 Airfares.
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