I want to go to Crawford next weekend...

[liberaliraqvet26]

As an former Army reservist and Iraq Vet of the infamous 800th MP Brigade I think I can be a big help and get positive press. The problem is work and finances for me. The cheapest plane ticket I can find is $400 from West Palm Beach to Dallas. I only have from Fri to Sun. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get a really cheap ticket??

[Wapsie B]

1. Here's one site

that compares all the discount sites for travel


http://www.sidestep.com/air/

[liberaliraqvet26]

2. Is Dallas the airport to fly into??

[Wapsie B]

3. I honestly have no idea where in Texas

Crawford is.

[tanyev]

5. Waco is a two hour drive from Dallas or Austin--

it's nearly a halfway point. It's probably a little further from Houston. Use whichever airport you can get the best price.

[WolverineDG]

6. DFW or Love Field

Check to see if you can fly Southwest. They fly into Love Field & usually have the cheapest flights. AA, Continental, United, etc, fly into DFW. Unless you can get a straight flight into Austin, it makes more sense to fly into DFW because chances are, you'll have to make a connection in Dallas anyway. Then rent a car & drive to Waco. You can get other directions from the Crawford Peace House www.crawfordpeacehouse.org

I'm considering going next weekend myself. :)

dg

[liberaliraqvet26]

7. there is some federal law that..

bans travel to love field from outside of the southwest. some wright ammendment crap. it says it on southwest' s site.

[AuntieM1957]

9. Southwest normally gives great fares to Houston Hobby

then they have an inexpensive flight from Hobby to Love Field.

it would add more travel time, but might save some precious dollars for those on a tight budget.

[WolverineDG]

11. other way around

the wright amendment prohibits southwest from offering flights from love field to states other than those that border texas. dfw & american airlines claim it will irreparably damage their business if the wright amendment was repealed, which i can't believe they can state with straight faces because dfw is a huge airport.

dg

[GetTheRightVote]

4. It is a great ideal but I always use priceline or travel companies

????

:kick:

[AuntieM1957]

8. Southwest is the cheapest carrier

but it doesn't appear that they have a direct flight from West Palm Beach into Dallas Love Field.

You could fly into Houston, then take a short flight from Houston to Love Field.

Looks like if you buy 7 days in advance you can get $99 fares one way.

www.southwest.com


Good Luck

[deadparrot]

10. $109 each way from Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood, FL to Austin, TX...

using Southwest.

http://southwest.com/hotfares/hotfares_air.html

I know it's not your ideal airport, but it's also not extremely far from where you live.

In any case, good luck in getting there and many thanks for your service. :)

[WolverineDG]

12. that might work out better for you

i'm flying into FLL for a cruise out of Miami. Since Crawford is about half-way between Dallas & Austin anyway, this looks like a keeper fare.

dg