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Old 03-09-2005, 12:36 AM
whiskeytown whiskeytown is offline
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Default last minute cheap airfare....

trying to figure out the last minute cheap airfare thingy...

I know that sometimes, if a plane is half full and you want to take a flight at the last minute, you can usually get a cheap tkt. In fact, I thought I heard about an airline that occasionally sold "mystery tickets" for 79 bucks that you'd be able to take a getaway to a fast location for a couple days - if they don't sell, the seats are empty.

but trying to find anything last minute, even on empty planes, seems to be twice as expensive as doing it weeks in advance - any ideas as to where to go to get bargain airfare at last minute...

keep in mind, sometimes destination is irrelevant. I just need to get the hell out of here sometimes.

RB
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Old 03-09-2005, 12:53 AM
TStoneMBD TStoneMBD is offline
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Default Re: last minute cheap airfare....

expedia seems like your best bet. ive been trying to find something like what youre looking for and have had no luck. if you do find a cheap last minute service please pm me the details. i too need to get out of here sometimes.
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Old 03-09-2005, 12:55 AM
Randy_Refeld Randy_Refeld is offline
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Default Re: last minute cheap airfare....

I have found cheap last mniute fares. What I haven't been able to find is a service that will let you search by price not destination.
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Old 03-09-2005, 12:57 AM
BoxTree BoxTree is offline
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Default Re: last minute cheap airfare....

www.jetblue.com

Cross-country tomorrow for $119.00. Sweet.
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Old 03-09-2005, 01:31 AM
sthief09 sthief09 is offline
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Default Re: last minute cheap airfare....

orbitz, jetblue, expedia. jet blue has some random cheap tickets. I found a one way ticket to Vegas for $84 a week before I wanted to fly. northwest (not southwest) has some good fares too
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Old 03-09-2005, 01:40 AM
jason_t jason_t is offline
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Default Re: last minute cheap airfare....

Jetblue. And their cancellation/date change policy is fantastic. They are a joy to fly.
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Old 03-09-2005, 02:20 AM
MortalNuts MortalNuts is offline
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Default Re: last minute cheap airfare....

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I have found cheap last mniute fares. What I haven't been able to find is a service that will let you search by price not destination.

[/ QUOTE ]

They're far from perfect, but Travelocity's "dream maps" are sort of like this. You enter the departure city, and they show you a bunch of cities you can fly to for less than a threshold amount (which you set).

An example (from DEN): dream map from denver.

Alternatively, from the Travelocity main page hit "more search options," and the dream maps link will show up somewhere.

later,

mn
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