Originally Posted by
krentzie
Wife and I had our first child 3 weeks ago and are going to Cancun with the baby last week of December.
Right now EWR-CUN is outrageous at $1,328 per person round trip (baby will sit on our laps)
Appreciate any thoughts everyone.
What are your travel dates? I found $853.00pp ai on US With 24DEC-31DEC
(itinerary #1 below) I have taken into consideration no redeyes and reasonable connection times, on *A carriers.
Searching the 26DEC-31DEC, there is a fluke fare (connecting in El Salvador) for $431.00 per person (itinerary #2 below). I dont know if its bookable, or do-able, but it came up in Kayak.
More realistically, for 26DEC-31DEC, $1037 is the cheapest with reasonable connections, and no redeyes, on *A carriers..
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ITINERARY 1
Depart December 24
US Airways – Flight 1835
Take-off Sat 10:20a EWR Newark, NJ
Landing Sat 12:14p CLT Charlotte, NC
US Airways – Flight 887
Take-off Sat 1:20p CLT Charlotte, NC
Landing Sat 3:30p CUN Cancun, QR, Mexico
Return December 31
US Airways – Flight 812
Take-off Sat 9:30a CUN Cancun, QR, Mexico
Landing Sat 2:00p PHL Philadelphia, PA
Connection 2h 10m
US Airways – Flight 4552
Take-off Sat 4:10p PHL Philadelphia, PA
Landing Sat 5:14p EWR Newark, NJ
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ITINERARY 2
Depart December 26
Taca Intl Air – Flight 571
Take-off Mon 9:40a JFK New York, NY
Landing Mon 1:30p SAL San Salvador, El Salvador
Coach | Airbus A321-100/200 (Narrow-body Jet) | 4h 50m
LACSA – Flight 636
Take-off Mon 2:45p SAL San Salvador, El Salvador
Landing Mon 4:15p CUN Cancun, QR, Mexico
Return December 31
LACSA – Flight 637
Take-off Sat 5:00p CUN Cancun, QR, Mexico
Landing Sat 6:35p SAL San Salvador, El Salvador
Taca Intl Air – Flight 566
Take-off Sat 7:52p SAL San Salvador, El Salvador
Landing Sun 1:22a JFK New York, NY
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ITINERARY 3
Depart December 26
United – Flight 1687 (Operated by Continental)
Take-off Mon 7:00a EWR Newark, NJ
Landing Mon 8:49a ORD Chicago, IL
United – Flight 825 3h 37m
Take-off Mon 10:10a ORD Chicago, IL
Landing Mon 1:47p CUN Cancun, QR, Mexico
Return December 31
United – Flight 792 3h 42m
Take-off Sat 1:25p CUN Cancun, QR, Mexico
Landing Sat 5:07p ORD Chicago, IL
United – Flight 884 2h 14m
Take-off Sat 7:00p ORD Chicago, IL
Landing Sat 10:14p EWR Newark, NJ