Originally Posted by
SPLP007
I would think a flight closer to ATH would be cheaper than SKG or CHQ- anyone has any thoughts on this please advise
To be fair, it would take you maybe 20 minutes to look at the low fare calendar for each of the domestic destinations - there are only about 30 of them. My thoughts are - somebody very knowledgeable already told you where the cheapest flights are likely to be found and yet you disagree with them. You could have checked his suggestion, found some flights and booked them in the time the few hours since you first asked.
SKG and CHQ can be found incredibly cheaply at time - as NWI suggests, because of the competition from Ryanair. The advantage of flying ex-SKG would be that you can use one of your coupons to access the lounge.