Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'm looking to go to FL, I need help finding the cheapest flights. Anyone have any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Spirit Airline may be tempting due to their cheapness but they truly are the worst. What you save on costs, they recoup in your discomfort and inconvenience. And why the hell would you come to FL?!?! This place sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billya Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Frontier Airlines is pretty cheap. RT flights can be had for ~$100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I'm looking to go to FL, I need help finding the cheapest flights. Anyone have any advice? really depends on where you are flying from. Check Kayak and then check for airlines like Southwest that don't list on other sites. oh yeah, and Florida sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 More details. Trying to leave the 22nd and come home from 7-11th of April. Kayak has Spirit for $327. Good deal? Round trip. Leaving Detroit and flying into Tampa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Also, the reason I'm going is surprising my best friend while she's there, we haven't hung out since 2013. She came here last time, it's my turn to fly out to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Frontier Airlines is pretty cheap. RT flights can be had for ~$100Frontier were looking to be $500+ :c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 More details. Trying to leave the 22nd and come home from 7-11th of April. Kayak has Spirit for $327. Good deal? Round trip. Leaving Detroit and flying into Tampa. Yeah, that's a good deal. Spirit does suck but they will get you there. It's possible something will come up later or another site will have one for $20 cheaper (ballpark), but don't stress about it. If $20 makes that big a deal to you, you shouldn't go (but you should, just putting in context). Pack light and carry on. They'll get you for $40ish dollars to check a bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Yeah, that's a good deal. Spirit does suck but they will get you there. It's possible something will come up later or another site will have one for $20 cheaper (ballpark), but don't stress about it. If $20 makes that big a deal to you, you shouldn't go (but you should, just putting in context). Pack light and carry on. They'll get you for $40ish dollars to check a bag. I'm only bringing clothes and the stuff I absolutely need. Also her Xmas gifts I didn't sent. Anyone know what the biggest carry on I can get away with is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I don't know what the limit is, but I bring a pretty large Chrome bag as my carry on. I see people with those big rolling suitcase things too. I mostly check Priceline, Google Flight Matrix and Chipmunk. Hipmunk and Flight Matrix are nice because they let you see if it's cheaper to fly a day ahead of time and stuff like that. Hopper is an app that'll keep an eye on flight costs and send you notifications when they're cheap. I was really happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy. Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 My girlfriend and I use Kayak when we fly back and forth to each other (Maryland / South Carolina). She's used Delta three times and has paid around $170 each roundtrip. I went via US Airways and ended up paying $280 roundtrip. My next trip down is the week after Easter and so far all the flights are around the $280 price or they have really crappy times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I don't know what the limit is, but I bring a pretty large Chrome bag as my carry on. I see people with those big rolling suitcase things too. I believe this goes back to Juan's point about Spirit sucking. They have small planes and are assholes about making you check bags if they don't fit their rules. I'm sure you can look the sizes up online, but I believe you need either a small duffle bag or the one that's a little bigger than a microwave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 if you get stuck needing to check a bag or have something they consider carry-on and you didn't take care of it in advance, they can REALLY stick it to you if they choose to. These are the rates: http://www.spirit.com/OptionalServices Personally, I would just say fuck 'em and pay a few bucks more and fly Southwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 https://matrix.itasoftware.com/ you are all welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 if you flew 4/8 - 4/22 your flight would be $197 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 if you flew 4/8 - 4/22 your flight would be $197I need to arrive on 3/22 and depart 4/6-4/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 https://matrix.itasoftware.com/ you are all welcome This is the correct answer. Also, don't fly Spirit. Ever. If you're looking to go to Tampa, don't forget to search the Orlando, St Pete's/Clearwater, and Sarasota airports as well. They're all pretty close to each other, and you might finder better prices at one of the others. Shit, you should also check flights leaving from Flint or Lansing. When NW had Detroit on lockdown, you could often find better prices leaving from the surrounding cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Yeah, planning a flight only 3-4 weeks ahead of time and in the middle of Spring Break season is why the cost is so high, unfortunately. Good luck and enjoy your trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Yeah, planning a flight only 3-4 weeks ahead of time and in the middle of Spring Break season is why the cost is so high, unfortunately. Good luck and enjoy your trip!The funny thing is we had no idea it was spring break :c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy. Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I need to arrive on 3/22 and depart 4/6-4/10. Easter is always within those dates so that's another reason for the prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamaface Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I fly Southwest and I don't have any problems with them. You can check two bags for free and I like the open seating. You have to check their website, though, as they aren't available through Kayak and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladew1ll1s1sdead Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 https://matrix.itasoftware.com/ you are all welcome How can I buy these tickets?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 How can I buy these tickets?? For a while, it would just give you the results and you'd have to go through a travel agent (if I remember correctly). I think they partnered with a place that'll sell you tickets now. I believe you can use some sort of search magic to find those results on Hipmunk too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6heart6breaker6 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 https://matrix.itasoftware.com/ you are all welcome There's an app for android called onthefly that uses this program. Tested and true. Skiplagged is good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 For a while, it would just give you the results and you'd have to go through a travel agent (if I remember correctly). I think they partnered with a place that'll sell you tickets now. I believe you can use some sort of search magic to find those results on Hipmunk too. it will direct you to whatever site shows the ticket price you want to buy. sometimes its directly with the airline, other times its through travel sites. I bought round trip flights for my wife (and her co-teacher) last summer on that site to Scotland, and with the matrix, I was able to find that it was $700 cheaper to fly out of Baltimore rather than Pittsburgh. So I drove them 4 hours to the airport, saved them $1,400 on their trip. David The Gnome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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