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Save/ShareJetAmerica, an upstart airline modeled after Europe's Ryanair, is going the ultra-cheap route to get our attention—and it's working. For departures starting in July, every flight has nine seats that sell for $9 apiece. And yes, we were able to find availability on several dates.
JetAmerica only flies to a handful of airports: Newark (N.J.); Toledo; Minneapolis-St.Paul; Lansing, Mich.; South Bend; and Melbourne, Fla. While we were able to find several dates offered at $9 each way, it was more typical to put together a round trip at $9 one way, and either $49 or $59 on the other. Even so, you've got a round trip for under $100, including all taxes and fees. And if you are flexible enough to snag the $9 fare in both directions—which we were on round trips between Lansing and Melbourne, for example—your total comes to just under $50.
JetAmerica is the latest carrier to enter the market while flying under the radar—which happens to be the headline of Budget Travel's recent story about other intriguing upstarts. These airlines tend to work with B-list airports, hoping to find niches overlooked by the bigger carriers. One of the airlines in that story is USA3000, which is itself having quite a sale: from $99 each way to Cancun, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, or Puerto Vallarta, from U.S. gateways in the Northeast and Midwest.
Check out these deals at jetamerica.com and usa3000.com.
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let me kn w of an bargain flights from SFO or LAX to Mexico,especially Guadalajara and Pto. Vallarta
Posted By mauice carey on May 28, 2009, 4:08 PM
Anything from DC to vegas?
Posted By mary ann on May 28, 2009, 4:28 PM
When checking JetAmerica it does not say Orlando FL it says Melbourne Orlando. Is it Orlando Fla?
Posted By Susan Thomason on May 28, 2009, 5:01 PM
Hi there, thanks for reading:
As we wrote above, JetAmerica flies to Melbourne, Fla., which is a 90-minute drive from Orlando.
(flights are operated by Miami Air)
Hope that helps.
Have a great trip!
--Blog editor
Posted By Blog Editor on May 28, 2009, 5:13 PM
I love your web site-I have family living down in Florida and love to visit them but the air fares have been so high lately. I might even talk a few friends into going on a trip. Thank you Peggy
Posted By Peggy "blaze" Clark on May 28, 2009, 6:52 PM
You are crazy if you book travel on an airline like JetAmerica which has only one aircraft. If the plane breaks down (which it will) you could be delayed a week while they fix it. Kiss your vacation (and your hotel deposit goodbye. You are much better off booking on a reliable low-cost carrier like AirTran Airways. They have over 130 new Boeing planes and fly nonstop to many cities in Florida.
Posted By ronny on May 28, 2009, 7:26 PM
when can i buy tickets
Posted By gwen on May 28, 2009, 8:48 PM
Please come to Houston
Posted By Gerrie on May 28, 2009, 8:55 PM
Jet America is good.
Posted By Jean Max on May 28, 2009, 11:28 PM
MCO to MLB is 40 minutes tops.
Posted By roaches02 on May 29, 2009, 11:30 PM
when are you coming to pittsburgh pa
Posted By roselyn on June 12, 2009, 11:41 AM