jeffries

Hello Fodorites!
Ever sat next to someone on an airplane and wondered if they got a better deal than you did on the flight. What is the best airline deal you’ve gotten domestically, or internationally? Personally, mine would be a flight from LAX to ATL for $163 roundtrip on United. By the way, did I mention it was during the Christmas holidays.

Jeffries

Judy

FF miles awards fares are the best! Just kidding, but they do give one a big thrill, yes? My best fare was 299$ rt. to Paris from Atlanta,,,,AF. FYI, Judy

maggi

I jumped on the $199 round trip December fare from New York to Brussels a few years ago. It was the introductory fare from CityBird, based in Brussels.

Paige

3 years ago we flew roundtrip Oklahoma City to Key West for $135 right after Christmas. Score! We bought them the summer before.

Diane

Sent my daughter back to school (Baltimore to Raleigh) one-way USAirways purchased on biztravel.com $72.50 price of ticket. Original flight was cancelled due to fog. USAirways flew her to Greensboro and sent her (and others) in a van up to Raleigh, but biztravel made good on their guarantee and refunded me the cost of the ticket. Final cost $0.

Howard

Back in the late 70's on the great People's Express - about $29 round-trip from DC to Newark. For a liitle while, I remember them having some fares under $10 each way.

betsy

Oh Howard, your post reminded me of a non-stop flight from San Francisco to Brussels and return for $99.00 each way. As I recall, it was in early December 1985. People's Express was inaugurating service to Europe. I think the plane was a 747 with 555 happy people aboard.

Cindy

$185 R/T from Baltimore to Phoenix over Christmas holiday on TWA. Still can get fares at about $220, but now I have to buy 5 tickets. Let's just say we don't visit Phoenix as much as we used to.

Also memorable: $44 R/T Phoenix to L.A. on Southwest. Hey, why not just take the whole family to Disneyland at that price? So we did.

teri

Here are mine, all are roundtrip:
Milwaukee to Amsterdam - $324 (includes tax in March) on Northwest

Chicago to Raleigh - $99 on Southwest

Chicago to Greensboro - $94 (includes tax)

sam

Salt Lake City to LAX: $30 roundtrip
Salt Lake City to SEATAC: $30 roundtrip

Both on holiday weekends in 1997

betsy

...And we went from San Jose, CA to Seattle RT last April for $39.00 each way on Alaska. They cancelled the flight both ways!

jeffries

From the looks of it Diane seems to be the stand-out winner! Nothing from nothing usually leaves nothing. But not in this case. Good going Diane!

Author: Diane ([email protected])
Date: 1/05/2001, 9:58 am ET

Message: Sent my daughter back to school (Baltimore to Raleigh) one-way USAirways purchased on biztravel.com $72.50 price of ticket. Original flight was cancelled due to fog. USAirways flew her to Greensboro and sent her (and others) in a van up to Raleigh, but biztravel made good on their guarantee and refunded me the cost of the ticket. Final cost $0.