Finding a flight

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » February 4, 2004 10:41 pm

I'm going down to Destin, Fl for a few days this summer and wondered if anyone knew of a place that had cheap plane tickets. I've checked Orbitz, Expedia and Cheaptickets.com, I was just wondering if anything else out there was worth checking out. thanks.

finzup9 · Post by **finzup9** » February 4, 2004 10:43 pm

thats about the cheapest you'll be able to find them

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » February 4, 2004 10:53 pm

Not sure where Southwest flies into in that part of Florida, but their flights don't show up on Orbitz, etc.

http://www.southwest.com

FanInCincy · Post by **FanInCincy** » February 4, 2004 11:10 pm

Not sure about the flights, but Destin is a very nice place, I went there on Spring Break 3 years ago. Even with all the young kids it was still loads of fun!

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » February 4, 2004 11:24 pm

Thanks for the help, guys. I'm heading down there for my friend's wedding, so even if there are college kids down there, we're only a few years older than them, so it shouldn't bother us too much. Looks like it's going to be a nice 12 hour drive, though. Thank God for a CD player in the car.

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » February 4, 2004 11:27 pm

Ilph wrote:Thanks for the help, guys. I'm heading down there for my friend's wedding, so even if there are college kids down there, we're only a few years older than them, so it shouldn't bother us too much. Looks like it's going to be a nice 12 hour drive, though. Thank God for a CD player in the car.

12 hours to a wedding? that's nothing.... just ask PHAW and HappyShark.

(they drove about 20 hours each way, in one weekend, to get to JeepGirl and RedWineMaker's wedding.

)

PHAW Webmistress · Post by **PHAW Webmistress** » February 5, 2004 12:31 am

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:
Ilph wrote:Thanks for the help, guys. I'm heading down there for my friend's wedding, so even if there are college kids down there, we're only a few years older than them, so it shouldn't bother us too much. Looks like it's going to be a nice 12 hour drive, though. Thank God for a CD player in the car.
12 hours to a wedding? that's nothing.... just ask PHAW and HappyShark. (they drove about 20 hours each way, in one weekend, to get to JeepGirl and RedWineMaker's wedding. )

Yeah - but we're certifiable so it doesn't count

Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » February 5, 2004 5:28 am

It's about 16 hrs +or- a few, from home to Kew West. Have made the trip twice, and am planning for this years MOTM. Yes, thank god fod CD players

AlbatrossFlyer · Post by **AlbatrossFlyer** » February 5, 2004 7:59 am

according to my handy dandy southwest schedule, they fly to the following cities in FLA.....

tampa
jacksonville
orlando
west palm
ft. liquordale

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » February 5, 2004 8:04 am

PHAW Webmistress wrote:
SchoolGirlHeart wrote:
Ilph wrote:Thanks for the help, guys. I'm heading down there for my friend's wedding, so even if there are college kids down there, we're only a few years older than them, so it shouldn't bother us too much. Looks like it's going to be a nice 12 hour drive, though. Thank God for a CD player in the car.
12 hours to a wedding? that's nothing.... just ask PHAW and HappyShark. (they drove about 20 hours each way, in one weekend, to get to JeepGirl and RedWineMaker's wedding. )
Yeah - but we're certifiable so it doesn't count

That is some dedication!

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » February 5, 2004 8:04 am

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:according to my handy dandy southwest schedule, they fly to the following cities in FLA.....

ft. liquordale

That's where we'd be heading if we fly. I like the new name!

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » February 5, 2004 8:12 am

I've used Hotwire quite a bit.... The catch is that you put in the day you want to leave and come back and that's it. It finds a flight for you (usually cheaper than anywhere else) and then you can book it...
The catch: You don't pick the airline or the time of your flight and you don't find out till after you've booked it. So, you may be leaving at 5 in the morning or 11 at night and the same thing coming back. But if you are flexible on when you want to go, it's almost certainly going to be the cheapest way to get there....

AlbatrossFlyer · Post by **AlbatrossFlyer** » February 5, 2004 8:18 am

Ilph wrote:
AlbatrossFlyer wrote:according to my handy dandy southwest schedule, they fly to the following cities in FLA.....

ft. liquordale
That's where we'd be heading if we fly. I like the new name!

southwest has a few non-stop midway - FLL fllights daily and few more that require plane changes or make additional stops...

the cheapest fares on southwest are found on their website.

iuparrothead · Post by **iuparrothead** » February 5, 2004 10:36 am

Sometimes you can get the same flights offered on Orbitz, Travelocity, Expedia, etc... from the airlines' own websites. I was able to buy a flight to Denver for the same price offered on CheapTickets, but without the fee for the CheapTickets service.

Gypsy In The Palace · Post by **Gypsy In The Palace** » February 5, 2004 2:07 pm

Ilph wrote:
AlbatrossFlyer wrote:according to my handy dandy southwest schedule, they fly to the following cities in FLA.....

ft. liquordale
That's where we'd be heading if we fly. I like the new name!

I think you might want to cheak a map before flying into there. Ft. Liquordale is nowhere near Destin! In fact, the closest airpot that Southwest flies to is New Orleans-which is 247 miles away. Below is a link to the other nearby airpots if you want to try to fly on a different airline. By the way, for those who don't know, Priceline has now started showing prices, times, and flight information; they will still let you name your own price if you want to. Here's the link:

http://destin.roomstar.com/servlet/trav ... ports.html

Gypsy In The Palace · Post by **Gypsy In The Palace** » February 5, 2004 2:11 pm

llph, when I said that about checking a map in my previous post, I didn't mean to sound like a smart ass! It's just that of all the airpots Albatross listed, FLL is the fartherest one from Destin, and I was just a little shocked to see you pick that one. Nothing personal.

By the way, I like the new name too.

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » February 5, 2004 6:06 pm

Gypsy, it's okay. I just realized that myself. For some reason I thought "Ft. Liquordale" was Panama City. So many boozy locations in Floriday, they all start to blend together. No offense taken.

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » February 5, 2004 6:09 pm

By the way, is anyone on BN a travel agent? If so, could you PM me? Thanks.

PHAW Webmistress · Post by **PHAW Webmistress** » February 5, 2004 6:29 pm

A mother and her son were flying Southwest Airlines from Kansas City to Chicago.
The son (who had been looking out the window) turned to his mother and asked, "If big dogs have baby dogs and big cats have baby cats, why don't big planes have baby planes?"

The mother (who couldn't think of an answer) told her son to ask the stewardess.

So the boy asked the stewardess, "If big dogs have baby dogs and big cats have baby cats, why don't big planes have baby planes?"

The stewardess responded, "Did your mother tell you to ask me?"

The boy said, "Yes she did."

"Well, then, tell your mother that there are no baby planes because Southwest always pulls out on time. Have your mother explain that to you!

Burny Charles · Post by **Burny Charles** » February 6, 2004 1:05 pm

If you wanted to leave from Toledo, Transmeridian has cheap tix to Florida. Just take a bus to to Toledo

http://www.iflytma.com