Cheap airlines in USA?

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Elisa Kukko - 20 Oct 2005 05:04 GMT

Hi!
I´´m a foreign student and want to know which
are the cheapest airlines if you just want to flight
inside the USA. Can anybody tell?
I´d fly from Chicago to Minneapolis.
(vmutanen@purdue.edu)

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Rog' - 20 Oct 2005 14:03 GMT

Depending on your travel dates, it appears that the cheaper
fares are likely to be found at...
Northwest (www.nwa.com),
United (www.united.com),
American (www.aa.com) or
Delta (www.delta.com).
But you may want to check a major reservation service, like
www.orbitz.com, www.travelocity.com, or www.expedia.com
for alternatives. =R=

> I'm a foreign student and want to know which
> are the cheapest airlines if you just want to flight
> inside the USA. Can anybody tell?
> I´d fly from Chicago to Minneapolis.
> (vmutanen@purdue.edu)

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Bert Hyman - 20 Oct 2005 14:15 GMT

> Iïïm a foreign student and want to know which
> are the cheapest airlines if you just want to flight
> inside the USA. Can anybody tell?
> I'd fly from Chicago to Minneapolis.

ATA is currently advertising $68 (one way) between Minneapolis and
Chicago's Midway (MDW), but I've read that they'll stop serving
Minneapolis "soon".

AirTran says that starting in December, they will have $89 flights
(one way) between Minneapolis and Chicago.

Northwest Airlines has usually tried to match the prices of discount
carriers, but that's part of the reason they're bankrupt (but still
flying) at the moment.

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oneofcold@yahoo.com - 20 Oct 2005 15:14 GMT

Jet Blue, Southwest, and Independence Air.

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Bert Hyman - 20 Oct 2005 23:43 GMT

In news:1129817642.493669.265420@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com
oneofcold@yahoo.com wrote:

> Jet Blue, Southwest, and Independence Air.

None of which fly Minneapolis to Chicago.

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sid derra - 28 Oct 2005 16:22 GMT

>> Jet Blue, Southwest, and Independence Air.
>
> None of which fly Minneapolis to Chicago.

well - i usually take ata for that trip. shitty service, but its only an
hour on a plane

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Brian K - 29 Oct 2005 19:57 GMT

On 10/28/2005 11:22 AM sid derra plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger
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NorthWest posts CyberSavers every Wednesday on it's website. I've
booked some Newark to Minneapolis round trips for very good fares.
Since Chicago is one of NWA's hubs CyberSavers for this route post
fairly frequently. :-)

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Ad absurdum per aspera - 21 Oct 2005 17:36 GMT

Something else occurs to me for this and other short-range travel:
Does the airline on which you get back and forth from your home country
have some kind of business alliance with an airline that flies the US
domestic routes you need?

If so, you can weigh the cost of the domestic flights on various
airlines against the possibility of building up frequent-flyer miles in
the account that gives you the most benefit.

Cheers,
--Joe

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Cheap airlines in USA?