PHL to SEA
 

Hello everyone.

I need your help.
My husband needs to travel from Philadelphia to Seattle next week for 1 day.

I remember there were last minute deals and I am unable to find anything
like that anymore. I need to find cheapest fligh nonstop because of his back
condition. Maybe 1 stop if price difference makes sense.

Which sites are you using nowadays? Please, advise. Thanks

I always start with Kayak. Note, however, that Southwest Airlines may be the best place to start.

Don't count on anything good this late on a one-day flight; last minute deals don't last very long anymore.

The only NS service I know of between PHL and SEA is on Alaska Airlines so don't bother with anybody else for that option.

US Airways/American is in the middle of a major schedule revision this week, so the usual US nonstop from PHL to SEA only operates on a couple of days next week, while the nonstop <i>from</i> SEA <i>to</i> PHL is still daily. Otherwise, Alaska is your only other nonstop option.

Book through the airlines regardless.

Thanks you akk but what it means
Book through the airlines regardless
???

$492 one stop vs $1332 nuts!Isnt it?

<i>Thanks you akk but what it means
Book through the airlines regardless
???</i>

Book online at the airline's website rather than through a third party such as Expedia.

<Book online at the airline's website rather than through a third party such as Expedia.>
Superstition masquerading as good advice. There is no reason to avoid booking through a reputable third party agent, especially if the price and/or itinerary are better.

<i>Superstition masquerading as good advice.</i>

Thanks for the compliment, but in this case I wouldn't go with OTAs. This week is when US Airways disappears from the GDSs that feed the OTAs, and bookings on AA/US metal are rather glitchy pending the merger of the US and AA reservation systems on October 17. Ordinarily I wouldn't worry about using OTAs but given the OP's timing and route, this week I'd go with the airline.

That PHL-SEA on about to pass into history USAirways doesn't even show UP on kayak although technically you can still book it on the USAiways site

<i>That PHL-SEA on about to pass into history...</i>

I doubt it; I ride it pretty regularly and loads are always very good (2x daily most of the year.) I think this is just a pretty quiet time of year and as I said AA and US are starting to merge fleets, so there's going to be a lot of tinkering with the equipment, timing, etc. as they do. I don't think AA is going to cede the nonstop market to AS' one daily turn.

I don't understand how all these arcane details make Travelocity an unreliable source for airline tickets.

HTtY

<i>I don't understand how all these arcane details make Travelocity an unreliable source for airline tickets.</i>

Most of the time it's not. But this week (and probably for some weeks to come) bookings on <b>AA</b> <i>might</i> be more difficult on OTAs than on AA.com. Might not, but why risk it?

BTW Travelocity was bought by Expedia in January.

You get the last word--again.

HTtY

So people what I am supposed to do to get at least medium price for 1 day travel?

Search, search, search online. Remember to check Southwest because they don't work with any third parties. Travelocity and Expedia will offer the same results; Kayak is more expansive; I have alway checked Orbitz, too, but never personally found anything useful there; I have recently been using Hipmunk and it looks promising.

If you identify a couple of itineraries you like, check the airlines' websites to see if they are cheaper there.

You can also Google to find recent articles about searching for cheap airfares--the New York Times runs an article like that once or twice a year.

Consider using a travel agent, if you can find one. They are not magicians, but can sometimes find a fare you couldn't find online on your own.