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Why is it impossible to find a cheap flight into Jackson Hole? I'll tell you why, and address a bunch of other issues too.
Among the Ask Trip Coach questions from readers , several involved requests for help getting cheap airfare into Jackson Hole, Reno, or other smaller ski-friendly airports.
Well, the numbers explain a lot about why it's so difficult to get an inexpensive flight: There are only ten daily flights into Jackson Hole, with non-stop flights offered from just seven U.S. airports. Two of Colorado's skier-friendly airports have even fewer options. Non-stops to Eagle County, near Vail and Beaver Creek, are only available from Denver and Dallas, while Aspen's airport connects directly to Denver alone. Reno-Tahoe, the closest airport to Sierra-Nevada resorts like Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows, seems big by comparison, with non-stops from 16 airports. All of these snow gateways are tiny compared to Salt Lake City, a hub for Delta Airlines, which alone accounts for nearly 600 daily domestic flights into the airport that's within 45 minutes of nine resorts that are all magnets for fresh powder. The chances of getting inexpensive airfare are better if you're going to Salt Lake City or Denver simply because these big airports have more flights and more competition, especially due to the presence of promotion-crazed carriers like Frontier, JetBlue, and Southwest. More often than not, travelers must make one or more connections to fly into smaller airports like Jackson Hole, and they pay a premium because there are often only one or two airlines monopolizing service and calling all the shots in terms of fares.
72 Hour Southwest Sale and This Weeks Best Promos and Travel Deals
Southwest Airlines has launched an air fare sale in which some flights cost the same as what other carriers charge to check a bag.
Their site is being inundated right now so good luck getting through. I checked on a Flight to Orlando from Dallas leaving on December 16 anytime and returning on January 5 anytime and found a $94 web saver fare each way with one stop and no plane change. For that trip it isn't worth it to me. American, Delta and Airtran have had some cheaper fares lately on better dates. You can link to them through Priceline and Travelocity links below. Some of the shorter jaunts could be worth it to you tho, so here are the rules:
Dallas-based Southwest on Tuesday announced one-way travel as low as $25, based on the length of the flight.
The discount carrier says fares are $25 for travel up to 375 miles. The cost is $50 for travel between 375 and 549 miles, and $75 for flights between 550 and 999 miles.
A one-way fare of more than 1,000 miles costs $100.
The fares are available for purchase through Thursday, for travel between Dec. 2 and Dec. 16, or between Jan. 5 and Feb. 10. Other restrictions apply.And now for this weeks best promos and travel deals:
And the Fare War is ON!
72 Hours Only! Fly Within the 50 States from $50 Round-Trip on American Airlines! (Expires 10/29/09)
Last-Minute Deals: This weekend and next weekend fly from $98 round-trip on American Airlines! (Expires 10/30/09)
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