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Aug 29, 2003 | 11:46 am

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by redc:
Just hoping someone had some advice:

I live 4+ hours from a major airport and thus usually am forced to use the expensive local airport every time I fly. Any suggestions for how to save $ on flights to and from tiny airports? Any websites targeted to those of us stuck in the wilderness? Or do any of the more typical search engines - Orbitz, CheapTickets - have any special features I could use?

Thanks! </font>

The Orbitz "+100 miles" feature is helpful.

Also: try Expedia. It gives fares to/from exact airports, but offers a drop-down list allowing you to easily query another nearby airport. For example, I entered MCI-BOS and it gave me a fare quote, plus a drop-down list of about 10 other airports near BOS. You could then start clicking those to see exact fares from each location. This would be convenient for you: if BOS is four hours away from you, you could easily get you local airport fare, plus some in-betweeners, plus the BOS fare, and decide where the best value is.

Hope that helps...

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