4/21/2008 at 10:00 AM
Tags: Virgin America, Airfare Deals, Airfare Sales, Travel Deals (all tags)
So, Virgin America is trying to price its way into the hearts of consumers as the legacy airlines are reeling from ever-higher jet fuel prices. Sounds like the perfect time to launch an early summer sale!
Our quick search of some dates in May shows that VA does indeed have the lowest prices between SFO and JFK. (The carrier's about 10 percent cheaper than the best seats on American.) On the new LAX to SEA route, fares on Virgin just edge out Alaska Airlines' prices.
Other routes are on offer, too. The current sale ends this Friday, but as Airfare Watchdog notes, VA has a tendency to extend discounts when people are buying tickets. Like we've said, the first one's always (close to) free.
Related Stories:
· Virgin America Summer Sale [Official Site, via]
· Virgin America Has a Plan to Get You Hooked [Jaunted]
· Virgin America coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: b_d_solis]
by pbb
2/27/2008 at 5:07 PM
Tags: Airfare Deals, Airfare Sales, Travel Deals, Airlines (all tags)
We see more than our share of airfare deals every day, but this week might set some kind of record. There are heaps of super-cheap fares out there right now. Most of these bad boys need to be booked in the next few days, so if anything looks good, don't wait.
Delta is serving up some low fares from Atlanta and New York. Think round trip from LGA to New Orleans for $224 all-in.
And Southwest has some one-way fares as low as $29, with lots more tickets going for $49 one-way. (You can even book 'em if you're a cutie.)
Related Stories:
· Delta Puts Atlanta and New York on Sale [Official Site]
· Southwest Lets Your Get Away in April and May [Official Site]
· JetBlue Goes Coast-to-Coast for $129 One-Way [Official Site]
· US Air Flying Philly to Barcelona for $500 [Official Site]
· AirTran Seats Starting at $39 One-Way [Official Site]
[Photo: Neil101]
by pbb
1/08/2008 at 9:48 AM
Tags: Virgin America, Airfare Deals, Airfare Sales, Travel Deals (all tags)
It sorta seems like Virgin America is always having a fare sale, which would get a little tired if it weren't for the ridiculously low prices the airline consistently offers. The latest deals on round trips will get you, for example, from JFK to SFO for $277 all-in, from IAD to LAX for $257 or from LAX to SFO for $109.
VA is offering the best prices on January flights out of JFK, according to Kayak, and nobody has lower fares on the LAX-SFO route. Some airlines are offering lower prices out of Washington, DC, but when VA's not the cheapest, we're only talking about a tiny difference in fare. If you've been wanting to try the new airline, tickets will only cost you about $15 more than the competition's.
You'll have to buy your sale tickets by this Friday, but the sale fares are good until March 12. The Virgin America website, of course, has all the fine print.
Related Stories:
· Virgin America [Official Site]
· Virgin America Sneaks Service into Seattle [Jaunted]
· Virgin America coverage [Jaunted]
· Airfare Sales coverage [Jaunted]
by pbb
1/02/2008 at 10:50 AM
Tags: Airlines, Airfare Deals, Airfare Sales, Travel Deals, Skybus, JetBlue (all tags)
We're expecting 2008 to be a year of higher airfares, thanks mostly to higher fuel costs for the carriers. But Skybus and JetBlue are going the other way--at least for now--offering big fare sales to start off the new year.
Skybus, which already offers some $10 fares, is selling lots of seats for $20.08, for travel between January 9 and the end of February. That's a deal for one-way tickets that would normally go for $35-$75. With the right timing, that means you can get from "Boston" (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) to St. Augustine, Florida for just $52 all-in.
JetBlue, of course, has a much wider route network to take advantage of, though sale fares are a bit higher than Skybus'. You've got until January 11 to book flights, and you'll need to travel before February 13 in most cases. We found Boston to Fort Lauderdale flights for $179 all-in. Cold weather lovers can hop a JFK to Salt Lake flight for $299 all-in and get in some skiing or catch Sundance.
Related Stories:
· Airfare Deals coverage [Jaunted]
· JetBlue coverage [Jaunted]
· Skybus coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: msmail]
by pbb
12/03/2007 at 9:20 AM
Tags: Spirit Airlines, Airfare Sales, Airfare Deals, Caribbean Travel (all tags)
This could go down as the sexiest year on record for low cost carriers. Not content to let the Girls of Southwest, the pinups of Ryanair and the models of Virgin America get all the press, Spirit Airlines has kicked off its MILF sale.
The budget carrier says the acronym stands for Many Islands, Low Fares. (Funny. We remember it as something else.) Spirit's dropped prices for heaps of flights to the Caribbean, including routes to the Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
You'll have to book by midnight tonight, and you'll need to fly between December 10 and February 13, with plenty of blackout dates to avoid. A sample trip from Chicago to San Juan in January sells for just over $400 all-in--quite a bit more than Northwest or American's fares on the route. But with a little digging, you may be able to find a deal on Spirit. Just act fast.
Related Stories:
· Spirit Airlines CEO Learns the Dangers of 'Reply All' [Jaunted]
· Spirit Airlines At It Again [Jaunted]
· Spirit Airlines coverage
[Photo: IMDb]
by pbb
11/20/2007 at 4:00 PM
Tags: Virgin America, Airfare Sale, Airfare Sales, Sales (all tags)
After slashing prices for Thanksgiving, Virgin America is spreading the fare sale all over its network. You can now save 25% on tickets with the promo code ELEVATE25.
Originally sent out to founding members of Elevate, the airline's frequent flier program, the code seems to work for even non-members. We punched in a few city pairs and came up with fares starting at $169 for Washington, DC to SFO and from $39 for SFO to San Diego.
There are copious blackout dates, so you'll have to fiddle a bit to find the lowest fares. You'll have to book before December 7 and travel by March 19.
Related Stories:
· Virgin America's Sale Fare Booking Page [Official Site]
· Unlimited 25% Off for One and All [Airline Fanatic]
· Virgin America coverage [Jaunted]
by pbb
11/05/2007 at 10:15 AM
Tags: Mexicana, Airfare Sales, Travel Marketing (all tags)
We snapped this pic of a Mexicana Airlines commercial that aired on Friday night during the Los Angeles Clippers-Golden State Warriors basketball game on a DirecTV NBA channel.
Whoops, looks like someone forgot to use the spell checker. Now, we don't particularly like to make fun of spelling deficiencies--we've been known to misspell a word or two--but c'mon, it's a TV commercial. And to prove how bad the error was, we can't even remember what the special fares offered were.
Maybe they were for Mexicana's daily, one-hour-long internet-only sales that they call the Temtpation Temptation Hour?
Related Stories:
· Mexicana Airlines coverage [Jaunted]
· Airfare Sales [Jaunted]
by juliana
9/05/2007 at 9:15 AM
Tags: Ryanair, LCCs, Low Cost Carriers, Sales, Airfare Sales (all tags)
The budget airline giveth, and the budget airline taketh away. Ryanair already did the taking away recently when they added a charge for checking in, so perhaps they're easing their guilty conscience by promoting a big sale: 6 million tickets for free!
Of course, nothing's really free in this world: As usual you'll have to pay the relevant taxes and charges, and you should be prepared to fly to Inner Mongolia on a Tuesday able to fly any of their 296 routes radiating out of the UK. The only significant catch is you can't fly on a Friday or Sunday. Bookings for the 6 million free seats are open now, close at midnight on September 10 and are for travel between October 1 and February 7.
Related Stories:
· Ryanair [Official Site]
· Ryanair coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: hollaBackpackers]
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