I'm new :)
 

I've seen many of you come up with increadible prices for mileage runs. My question is how do you find those. I'm closest to ELM.

Is there a site that gives great fares out of specific airports?

Thanks,
Zoom

Welcome to FT!

If you lived in AUStin, you might check this every day:
http://www.air-fare.com/aus.htm

And no matter where you live, here are a couple of good ones to watch:
http://www.digitalcity.com/austin/tr...dp?option=very
http://www.moonlightlabs.com/farebro...rebrowser.html

Good luck!

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Middle_Seat

Welcome aboard! Being a travel nut is a great hobby, but you have to put in some time on the boards to really get the hang of it. Stick around, read the boards daily and you'll be a pro before you know it. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Welcome to FT!

Thanks alot for all your help guys!

This is a great place

Azoomee: with a user name like yours I've got to ask - are you a AFA grad, and if so what year?

90 -- you?

[This message has been edited by azoomee (edited 01-01-2002).]

Welcome to FT azoomee!

Anyone else have a good place to get cheap flights / good deals for mile runs?

Azoomee: I'm not a AFA grad, but have worked with ALOT of them in the past 18 years - interestingly enough a few wear the big class rings but many are very reluctant to admit it's their alma mater (sp?). Hercs and 135's

As to other places to locate cheap flights for mileage runs...in addition to those listed above, the Dream Map feature of a couple sites allows you to spot check several city pairs quickly. You can't rely on the prices shown though, especially if you are wanting to know as soon as they are posted, like the drop this morning for WAS-LON. There's a few more threads on this topic in Mileage Run.

Yanx -- C5s here

I am trying to steer a young man toward Colorado Springs rather than Annapolis. He has an appt nomination to the AFA. He wants to be an aviator--fighters of course. I'm curious about the remark about reluctance to admit to the alma mater?

Warrenlm: Nothing really negative intended by my remark. My experience has been that non-AFA guys often give Academy grads good-natured grief about going to the "Zoo" and for putting up with 4 years worth of cr*p in what's very close to being an all-boys school when one can earn a commission by going the ROTC route in a "normal" college or by going to OTS and getting a commission in only 90 days.

That being said, if that young man really wants to fly I'd definitely steer him to the USAF - not because I'm saying that the AFA is better than Annapolis as they both have outstanding reputations or that USAF aviation is necessisarily better than that of the Navy - but because the USAF has a reputation of treating their people MUCH better than the other services (and because he will have a 0% chance of ever spending even a single minute on a boat). Ask any servicemember which branch of the service treats their people best and I'm very confident they will tell you Air Force...

azoomee--

Time at Travis AFB up the road from me?

USAF -- definitely agreed. I've seen many examples of AF treating their people better than the others. Flying is definitely fun in the AF. But, in all actuality, since the services are all so different -- you really must go after what you feel is the best for you (you're the one that has to deal with the particular military environment for X years).

BTW -- spent a few years at Travis and loved every minute. Also spent some time in Benecia for dinner, festivals, etc -- its a beautiful area.

Have you tried travelocity's dream maps? You set it for your home airport, then it gives you rates all over the world from there.




[This message has been edited by cordelli (edited 01-02-2002).]

~gently nudging the thread back onto topic~

welcome zoom, you'll find a lot of good advice here.

remember, the only stupid question is one that i can't answer! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

that being said, ELM probably isn't going to be a good departure city for you on mileage runs. is there any other service besides US?

in your area, i'd look at BUF and ROC as departure cities. I've found that the trick is to look for sales on Southwest, and watch for your carrier of choice match the fare.

watch for WN to offer sales from BUF, and for B6 (jetblue) to offer sales from both BUF and ROC. pick a city pair they serve (for example BUF-LAS), and do a search for an airfare on the airline you prefer.

happy hunting!



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