Originally Posted by
stillins
I currently live in Gainesville. I have been trying to find some cheap weekend tickets to Key West. Does anyone know where I might find the cheapest flights down there? Which airport would be the best to leave from? Jacksonville?Tampa?
Eek. Cheap tix to EYW is an impossibility...
late Feb-late April is prime spring break territory and most of the smaller jets coming into the Keys are booked solid. Booking about 5 mo's out, i couldn't find anything less than $500/ticket. I'm headed down from 3/15-19 and had to lay out a considerable amount of cash to get myself and three friends onto the island.
The problem with getting to EYW on-the-cheap has always been the lack of larger aircraft landing on the island. With AA eagle, CO connection and DL regional jets only holding so many people, the seats tend to sell-out quickly, which drives prices skyhigh. Right now, it's nearly impossible to find anything commercial to Key West for less than $600.
I bid thee a good luck.
BN