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Spirit's plans for LV-Los Angeles flights spark flurry of low fares
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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
There they go again.
Airlines have locked in a fare war between Las Vegas and Los Angeles in anticipation of Spirit Airlines' intention to start flying the route in May. For the most part, the fares are not quite as low as when Allegiant entered the Las Vegas-Long Beach market in December.
US Airways, American and Southwest have all dropped their round-trip fares between Las Vegas and Los Angeles International Airport to $58, not including fees and taxes. JetBlue has matched between Las Vegas and Long Beach. The fares are not available every day and end in mid-May as a way to draw advance bookings away from Spirit, which starts the route May 5.
Allegiant dropped its round-trip fare to Long Beach to $20 on certain dates, but that rises to $113 total with all the fees tacked on.
Spirit, in announcing the new route, set aside a limited number of flights with $18 round-trips, but has since dropped that to $2. But with taxes and other fees included, the $2 rises to a $39 final price. On other days, Spirit shows a $38 round-trip.
By contrast, the lowest previous fare between Las Vegas and LAX was $98 round-trip. But in response to Allegiant, market leader Southwest went as low as $38 in December and earlier this year.
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Spirit is so bad it is not worth the ticket. It sounds like a deal until the add on the extras, you could buy a plane for that amount. After their pilots walk off the job like the do way too often. You end up either staying in a hotem of flying with a different airlines.
And high speed rail is gonna compete with this? Realllly?
Drive and enjoy the scenery.
Southwest has lost their minds!?!
Yesterday, I tried to book a R/T from Raleigh/Durham to Las Vegas for this week. Ticket ++++ got me a $955 fare!!!! "NEVER" would you think that SW had the nerve to charge this! Herb Keller would have NEVER envisioned SW pricing like this!! Attn EVERYONE: SW is living off their "old image" for "low fares"! STOP flying them...go to Travelocity & save 70% on flights! WHAT A SHAME!!
It won't matter how low the fares get for me. I am not subjecting my family to TSA molestation.
+ FEES + TAXES + BAGGAGE + FUEL SURCHARGE; THESE ENTITIES MAKE USED CAR SALESMEN LOOK HONEST!!!!!
REPORT THE BOTTOM LINE PRICE. ALL INCLUSIVE!!!!