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Old Dec 24, 12, 4:40 pm   #1
 
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Cheapest flight this year, ATL -> Anywhere?

Hi,

I've found myself a few hundred miles short of the next status on Delta. I'm based in ATL and so I just need to find a flight going...anywhere sometime this year.

Is there a tool that would be good for this? Can anyone tell me what the cheapest ATL-anywhere and back trip this year is?

The cheapest I've found by playing around on Delta's site is $301, which seems...terrible.
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Old Dec 24, 12, 4:48 pm   #2
 
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if you only need a few hundred you can buy them....might be easier
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Old Dec 24, 12, 4:51 pm   #3
 
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if you only need a few hundred you can buy them....might be easier
Is there a way to buy them in a quantity less than 2,500? If so, that'd be perfect!

On https://dn.delta.com/skymiles/purchasemqms/buy/landing the lowest I see is 2,500 miles for $395. Which...is better than wasting an afternoon on a $300 flight, but I am a short train ride from the airport, so if I can find a really cheap flight that'd be awesome.
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Old Dec 24, 12, 4:55 pm   #4
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ATL-CLT roundtrip for $152 on the 30th (long layover though). Shorter layover for $222 on multiple dates. Also ATL-PNS for $224 on multiple dates.

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Old Dec 24, 12, 8:49 pm   #5
 
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ATL-CLT roundtrip for $152 on the 30th (long layover though). Shorter layover for $222 on multiple dates. Also ATL-PNS for $224 on multiple dates.
LOL...I love the fact that you just described the time at the destination as a "layover" on his MR

Maybe he could actually exit the airport, grab a dinner at a local diner, and call it a "trip" instead of an MR. But the "layover" version probably makes for a better story than the $165 dinner in CLT...
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Old Dec 25, 12, 5:37 am   #6
 
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ATL-CLT roundtrip for $152 on the 30th (long layover though). Shorter layover for $222 on multiple dates. Also ATL-PNS for $224 on multiple dates.
CLT is gone. PNS is still there. (Actually, $223)
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Old Dec 25, 12, 5:51 am   #7
 
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PNS is still cheapest. 31st has an AM round trip to RDU (same flight number both ways so do not have to worry about delays)
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Old Dec 25, 12, 6:11 am   #8
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How about a one way to CLT? First is only $186. Rent a car there and drive back.
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Old Dec 25, 12, 6:31 am   #9
 
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ATL/JAX = $263 on 12/28-12/31. Robyn
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Old Dec 25, 12, 8:02 am   #10
 
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Atl/mco $263
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Old Dec 25, 12, 9:28 am   #11
 
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Is there a tool ...... ?
Use Skyscanner. Put in "everywhere" for the destination. My best guess is either FLL, DEN, BWI or DFW

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Old Dec 25, 12, 9:48 am   #12
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ATL-RDU is now $243.60 with same day turns available the 28th thru 31st.
ATL-IND is now $263.60 on the 28th and 30th.

ATL-PNS still appears to be the cheapest roundtrip option at $223.60

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Old Dec 25, 12, 9:56 am   #13
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How about a one way to CLT? First is only $186. Rent a car there and drive back.
ATL-PNS would only be $111.80 one-way and looks to be only about an hour longer drive.
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