SFO to Barcelona in the Spring from $560 "all in"

Last call for inexpensive springtime fares to Spain. U.S. Airways and American/Iberia still have fares from San Francisco to Barcelona for around $560 roundtrip, tax included. Outbound travel as late as mid-March, with return dates into April. Example dates: SFO-BCN (via JFK) March 9-15th. Click here to check availability, using the "flexible dates" option.

British Airways to Pay Expenses in Fare Foul-Up

The U.S. Department of Transportation said that British Airways has agreed to compensate consumers for cancellation penalties and other expenses incurred due to the carrier's erroneous offer of $40 fare between the United States and India. The carrier realized its error nearly immediately and removed the fare within minutes from its own website, but it remained on the websites of certain on-line travel agents for about two hours. During this time, more than 1,200 bookings were made covering approximately 2,200 passengers.

British Airways cancelled the bookings of all passengers who purchased the fare and, before the Enforcement Office began its review of the matter, offered all affected passengers a travel voucher valued at $300. Now British Airways also has agreed to reimburse passengers resulting from having relied on the erroneous $40 fare. These could include fees for cancelling flights or cancelling hotels, rental cars or other ground arrangements, as well as additional costs incurred in rebooking flights due to fare increases on previously held flights that were cancelled in order to book the $40 fare.

Southwest $30/$60/$90 Sale on Now

As we posted early this morning @ Twitter:
Seats are filling up quickly during a 48-hour sale from Southwest Airlines. Get yourself a seat for as little as $30 one way for flights of 400 miles or less, $60 for flights up to 750 miles, and $90 for any other destination greater than 750 miles. Purchase now through midnight July 8th, for travel September 9 - November 18, 2009. Discount not available for Friday or Sunday travel.
Visit www.southwest.com to book.

Plus, in markets where other airlines such as United, American and Virgin America compete with Southwest, you can find matching sale fares.

San Francisco to Tokyo/Narita $539 RT "all in"

Hot Fare! United just dropped fares from San Francisco to Toyko down to $539 round-trip, taxes included. Good availability now through August 2009. Books in "K" class, and has a 3-day minimum stay requirement. Click here to check availability using the "flexible dates" function.

Midweek Round Up Of Airfares

Thanks to a significant drop in the price of crude oil, many airlines recently announced a drop in fuel surcharges. These charges were choking the price of an airline ticket adding $50-$250 to the price of a round trip flight. Delta, American, United, Air France and Virgin Atlantic all announced cuts in fuel surcharges. Other airlines are maintaining the heavy fee citing unpredictable short term charges in the cost of oil.

Now may be the time to capitalize on recent drops in fuel surcharges, and discounts on some routes. Here is a roundup of fares from Wednesday morning. All prices below are round trip and include all taxes and fees. Most travel dates valid through Fall 2008, some longer.

San Francisco to:
Long Beach $118 (JetBlue/B9)
Seattle $149 (Virgin America/VX and Alaska/AS)
San Diego $118 (Virgin America/VX)
San Jose, CR $513 (Continental/CO))
San Juan, PR $304 (U.S Airways/US)

Sacramento to:
Berlin , DE $765 (United/UA and Continental/CO)
Cabo San Lucas $329 (United/UA)

Santa Rosa to:
Las Vegas $179 (Horizon/QX)

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San Francisco to Rome $498 "all in" Summer 09'

Right from the Flyertalk forums comes this thread on flights from the U.S to Italy for less than $500 bucks from the West coast, and less than $300 from the East coast. The only way to make this hot deal work is to price it through a third-party side such as Priceline or Kayak, then choose AirOne and/or AirOne and United as the carrier. Initially it prices much higher, but after you make your selection, it reprices downward.

This takes a little work and patience, but in the end you wind up with a smokin' hot, unbeatable fare to Italy.

May 27-June 2, 2009 SFO-FCO (Rome) prices at $498 including all taxes and fees. Operated by United Airlines the entire route. This fare will not last long! Click here to book

A Downside of Cheap Fares: Flight Cuts

(Wall Street Journal)
Oakland International Airport has ridden the wave of rapidly growing discount airlines to a 58% increase in passengers over the past 10 years. And now Oakland is in the vanguard of the next giant trend in aviation.

Grounded flights.

In November, Oakland will have 28% fewer departing seats than it had a year earlier, the largest decline among the nation's 50 biggest airports, according to OAG Analytical Services, which tracks airline schedules. AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. have both decided to pull out completely from Oakland; other carriers are trimming flight schedules. Read More

inFLIGHTout Head South Airfares

The cool winter months are quickly approaching, making it a good time to start planning a trip to the warmer South. Here's a roundup of round trip airfares - hand picked and verified available.
Prices valid as of 9:00 AM Tuesday, include taxes and fees, and valid for at least the early winter months unless specified otherwise.

-San Francisco to....
Puerto Vallarta $319 (Mexicana)
Cancun $298 (Mexicana)
San Juan $291 (US Air)
Jacksonville $195 (United)
Palm Springs $140 (Alaska) October 6-19th only
Long Beach $119* (JetBlue)
*Before $50 travel credit promo - see earlier post

-Sacramento to...
Ft.Lauderdale $210 (American)
Jacksonville $210 (United)

Visit Travelocity to search availability and combine these great airfares with discounted hotels.
If you are searching for airfare only, use the "flexible dates" option for the best results.

Hot Worldwide Airfares Available Now

Yes, airfares have gone up - even skyrocketed in some markets, but HOT deals can still be found. We scoured the web this morning and found some amazing Fall airfares. All airfares noted below are confirmed inFLIGHTout deals as of 8:45 AM, and are subject to change or sellout at any time.

Fare noted is round-trip, includes all taxes, fees, surcharges.

• San Francisco to Manila, Philippines - $825 (Asiana)
• San Francisco to Milan, Italy - $699 (Air One & United)
• San Francisco to Dubai, UAE. - $1227 (United & Air France)
• San Francisco to Berlin, Germany - $702 (Continental)
• San Francisco to Seattle, WA. - $166 (Virgin America & Alaska)
• San Francisco to Jacksonville, FL. - $201 (Northwest)
• San Jose to Long Beach, CA. - $100 (JetBlue)

To book, visit your favorite online travel agency, preferably one that offers a "flexible dates" option. Consider clicking any of the inFLIGHTout travel partners midway down the left column on this page.

Orbitz Offers Flight Ticket Reimbursement Plan

In an effort to gain marketshare over other online competitors, Orbitz announced it will reimburse customers who buy airline tickets if the price of those seats fall. Orbitz will reportably track the price of the ticket from the day it was purchased until the day of the flight and will issue cash refunds of $5 to $250 per traveler according to its website. Read more from Reuters.

Travelocity Brings Back 'Flexible Dates' Feature For International Travel

Back in July 2006, Travelocity opted to disable the "flexible dates" functionality that allowed customers to search for the best international fares when travel dates were flexible. They did so after failing to reach an agreement with the Department of Transportation on how to show the most accurate fare when factoring in all surcharges, which vary by city and carrier.

Well, that wonderful feature is back! According to our friends at Airfarewatchdog.com, Travelocity reintroduced this functionality late last week.

How it works: Let's say you want to travel from San Francisco to Paris (CDG). On the Travelocity website (and really most travel booking sites) you simply enter the travel dates you want to fly and the site returns with the best available prices. Easy enough. But using the flexible dates feature, which Travelocity again offers, the site searches 330 days in advance and reports back the least expensive travel dates. Most other travel sites do not have this extensive international search feature - farecompare.com being a notable exception.

I have not seen an official press release from Travelocity as yet regarding the recent changes. But let's hope this move is permanent, thereby enabling travelers with more tools when making travel plans. Two thumbs up for Travelocity.

San Francisco to London $625rt, Tax Included For May

If you can overlook the U.S Dollar/British Pound conversion, then consider this great early Summer fare from San Francisco to London for $625 round-trip, taxes included. The fare is available throughout much of May on Virgin Atlantic, U.S Air and Delta Airlines.
Visit http://www.farecompare.com/

San Francisco to Hong Kong $605 RT/taxes included

Fare is available for April on both Northwest and United Airlines. United requires a 6 night minimum stay, Northwest does not. Those interested in visiting other destinations in Asia could consider low-cost-carriers that fly in/out of Hong Kong Airport.

Visit: http://www.nwa.com/, http://www.united.com/, or http://www.farecompare.com/ and select "flexible dates" option

San Francisco to Hong Kong $598 RT/taxes included

Hot Deal from one of the top airlines in the world - Singapore Airlines
San Francisco to Hong Kong (non-stop) $398+$200 taxes=$598
Purchase tickets by March 19th, and fly between March 24th and April 30th.
Departure travel is permitted Monday-Thursday only.
"V" class fare; typically does not earn frequent flier miles.

Sacramento - Philadelphia $190 RT/tax included

Sacramento (SMF) to Philadelphia (PHL) $190, round-trip, taxes included. (thanks FT)
Fare offered by Northwest (K-Class), United (L-Class), Frontier (Z-Class). For $10 more you can fly Delta (T-Class) or American (O-Class).
Travel permitted through August 22nd on most of these fares. View "flexible dates" calender at http://www.travelocity.com/

San Francisco - Mexico for $299 round-trip w/tax

Choose from Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Mazatlan, Ixtapa or Cabo.
Fare available for most of 2008 on US Airways & Mexicana Airlines. Visit www.farecompare.com to see availability

Virgin America 5-day Pre-Valentines Sale in progress
(example fares)
San Francisco - San Diego $39+ each way
San Francisco - New York $134+ each way
San Francisco - Washington (IAD) $124+ each way
San Francisco - Seattle $77+ each way
Book by February 9th, complete travel by May 9th. Click here for more information.

Southwest Airlines Coast-to-Coast Sale in progress

Fly from the Bay Area to the East Coast for $99 bucks each way. Must travel Tuesdays or Wednesdays Until May 8th. Book tickets soon. Fly from any Bay Area Airport to Buffalo, Long Island, Hartford, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Norfolk and other cities. Visit: www.swa.com

Oakland - Columbus, Ohio $40.16 round-trip!

Skybus, the ultimate in low-cost-carriers within the United States is selling seats on many routes for $20.08, just in time for the new year. Oakland-Columbus is the only route Skybus operates from the Bay Area, though many other routings throughout the U.S are included in the promotion.

The price of $20.08 is each way + tax, so it will run you about $60 dollars for a round-trip ticket to Columbus, and checking their website this morning, it seems there are plenty of seats left.

Visit SkyBus for more information. Book soon, these prices won't last.

Also consider: Top 10 things to do in Columbus (From TripAdvisor)

Virgin America: Buy 1 Get 1 Free Offer

H O T T E S T airfare deal of the year! (thanks FW)
Virgin America has a promo code Buy 1 Get 1 Free valid system wide.

For example: San Francisco-New York is $169+ tax ROUNDtrip when 2 people fly together on the same reservation.
For Example2: San Francisco-Los Angeles $50+tax ROUNDtrip when 2 people fly together on the same reservation.
The source of this promo code is a blog called DIGGNation - diggnation.com, and apparently the code was given to some of their subscribers, but seems to work for everyone.
Book at: Virginamerica.com enter code: DIGGNATION on the start page where it asks "have a promo code?"
T&C
*Digg Promotion: Promo Code discount is only valid for two guests traveling on the same itinerary. Offer ends at 11:59pm Pacific Time on December 7, 2007. Promo Code is valid for travel in the Main Cabin between November 26, 2007 and March 19, 2008. Blackouts are December 19, 2007 through January 6, 2008, February 14, 15 and 18, 2008. If travel is changed to a date outside of this window, or if itinerary is modified so that there are not two guests traveling on the same flights, Promo Code discount will become inapplicable, and guest will be responsible for any increase in air fare. The Promo Code may be used only towards newly-booked travel and may not be applied to prior bookings. Promo Code discount will be deducted off of base fare. Promo Code may not be redeemed for cash. Offer may not be combined with any other sale or promotion.