US Airways Dividend Miles (Pre-FlightFund Merger) - All Right! RT RIC to ORD for $90

Hey, I love the Dream Map at Travelocity. I was shocked to see a pointer indicating a round trip fare from Richmond to Chicago for only $79! Naturally, after taxes are added, it rises to $90, but still!

This may not seem like a big deal to y'all living near airports in highly competitive markets. But, for a city with no Southwest or Airtran to keep the majors "honest," this is the first time I've seen a fare worthy of a milage run. Most surprisingly, there were no blackout dates and seemingly no expiration to this, just a 21 day-out purchase requirement.

UsAirways is listing a sale going on now http://www.usairways.com/promotions/specials/winter_discounts.htm - but nothing like this. BTW, I noticed that the same fare was available for ORD to Winston-Salem, NC.

do you know where I can see a complete list of these winter sale fares? The sample cities look great, and I can fly out of GSO (Winston Salem/Greensboro) or CLT, so I might really be able to take advantage of these.. but it appears I have to feret these fares out by going through the reservation process on USAIR's website? Is there an easier way somewhere?

That's a really good question. I have been wondering myself what is the best way to find cheap fares from my home airport to... anywhere.

In this case, I found the fare using Travelocity's Dream Map:
http://dps1.travelocity.com/dreamMap.ctl?dep_arp_name=ric

Does anyone know an easier way to search this - something that would be airline-specific would be nice, too.

Svpii,

I doubt you will find fares that cheap at CLT. The lowest fares I've seen are around $109, but very very rarely.

I think CLT wouldn't get too many sales. It is one of the largest fortress hubs in the country (defined as percentage of all traffic, not number of flights), so big bad US Airways doesn't have much incentive to give cheap fares. Of course, CLT always has several cities on the E-Fares list, but that is a separate issue (last minute open seats, rather than advance fare sale).

Other airports with more competition, such as GSO and RDU (in North Carolina) might be better.

[This message has been edited by executive (edited 11-13-2000).]

Don't I know it! CLT is one of the most expensive cities thanks to the wonderful hub systems! But GSO is a great alternative for me for personal travel and I'd really like to explore what deals are out there without having to pretend I'm actually making a res to everywhere! Any ideas? I'll try the dream thing..

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OK - I've hearing about this for a while now, but just checked it out! Very Cool! It would be better if you could specify airlines, but it's pretty cool as is. I'm still not sure it reflects all the USAIR sale fares in this winter special - I guess you have to assume so?

[This message has been edited by svpii (edited 10-13-2000).]