Originally Posted by
mtsublueraider
I'd suggest trying to find a few east coast deals from Chattanooga. Drive north (not bad) and you can get at least a few connections. Right now they have CHA-SFO for PLENTY of dates at $202 R/T and some have two connections. Parking is cheap at CHA too. I've also found trips from CHA to places like Newport News, New York airports, and even Washington DC for under $130 R/T. There is also plenty of avail when going from CHA to MEM and then connecting anywhere! Good luck.
I prefer BHM. It's a 2 hour drive, parking is cheap, and you can get four segments easily in an afternoon. It's because DL competes with Southwest, so you can fly to Nashville and back for cheap.
I wouldn't count on soft landings. All those free MQMs will substitute for the soft landings, I predict.