Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Central Coast, NSW, Australia & Scottsdale, AZ
Programs: UA Rif Raf (Defrocked 1K), CO Lead (Former Plat), QF Bronze
Posts: 1,304
Even without a "sale," you can find good fares, but ya gotta really look for them. I just found a fare last night, SNA-IAH-PBI-TPA-EWR-SNA for $149.50, taxes included. And that's out of SNA where cheap fares are traditionally scarce! So, the fares are there, but you've gotta really look!
But duxfan is right! IAH is in the middle of the country, and thus you'd be hard pressed to find a flight over 5500 miles unless you fly overseas. Heck, I can barely get 5500 miles from the coast!
Fly to Europe, or make two domestic flights!
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