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High Flying Fees

These days, the total cost of your ticket is not the final amount you'll pay to an airline. Looking at some of the fees that add more to the price to fly.

Forking Over More for Fees

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Airfare Specials this Week

Friday November 13, 2009

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Lots of discounted airline tickets and vacation packages are on sale right now- too many to list so many are posted in the Air Travel Forum. Some of the airfare specials on sale this week...

American Airlines holiday airfares. One way airfares now start at $50 based on roundtrip purchase.


Australia package deals. Book by November 30. Travel through end of May 2010. "
Tourism Australia is currently offering One Week Walkabout packages - including round-trip airfare and five night's hotel in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane and surrounds - for as low as $1,299!"

Funjet Vacations sale. Book by November 19. "Funjet Vacations' Vacations Your Way offers flights + 3 nights hotel from $294 per person". Travel dates are January 1 - April 30.

Frontier Airlines sale. Book by November 23. One way airfares start at $49. Travel dates continue through March 10, 2010. Several blackout dates in November/December and January. Sample one way airfares from Denver start at $49.

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$15 Fort Lauderdale - San Francisco - Cheap Airfare and Amazing Flight Deal

Thursday November 12, 2009

One day only - $15 one way on JetBlue's inaugural flights between Fort Lauderdale - San Francisco on November 17. I just checked, and seats are still available for both directions on the 17th.

Southwest Airlines - Free Airfare for a Friend

Wednesday November 11, 2009

Southwest Airlines Vacations has a sweet special on for several ski destinations in Utah, Nevada and Colorado.

Basically a buy one get one free on airfare, hotel and ski passes! Serious savings possible - more snow for your dough.


The book by date is November 26 - date restrictions / blackout dates vary.

Buy One Get One Free Airfare

Monday November 9, 2009

Okay - time to start the week off with a good special.

Allegiant Air is offering a deal - you buy one air/hotel package, you get airfare free for a companion. This deal applies for travel to Las Vegas (in the airline world, also known as Lost Wages).

You must book by November 18, but another sweet part of this special is that travel dates run all the way until the end of May 2010.

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