Rochester/Buffalo Flights

[tsb4]

I have a trip planned for Feb 2-9, 2002 and the lst thing I need to arrange is the flights. I have been checking airfares out of Rochester, NY for a couple of months and they have not changed much, around $200-230 per person round trip. I noticed that Airtran out of Buffalo is considerably cheaper and it is only about 1/2 hour drive longer to Buffalo. Does anyone have any experience with Airtran or is it worth the extra $250 total difference for three people to fly out of Rochester.

Thanks for any info.

[lawgs]

airtran is suppost to be having a ONE day sale this week.....if what was posted on one of the threads here is true.....so i would keep checking the airtran web site.....or do a search on "airtran" on the boards.....


here is a thread which says the sell will be oct 30

http://www.disboards.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=116201

[ElaineMarch]

USAir flights went down in price sometime over the weekend for around that time...about $190 now for some flights.

[laurieny]

tsba, don't forget to add in the travel time to Buffalo, parking, and the very real possibility of a weather delay that time of year. With that said, we have driven to Buffalo several times and have gotten significantly cheaper air faries(mostly JetBlue and Usair). Also if it is an early flight, you may want to consider staying over the nite before. It is amazing the price difference between Buffalo and Rochester!

[laurieny]

tsba, don't forget to add in the travel time to Buffalo, parking, and the very real possibility of a weather delay that time of year. With that said, we have driven to Buffalo several times and have gotten significantly cheaper air fares(mostly JetBlue and Usair). Also if it is an early flight, you may want to consider staying over the nite before. It is amazing the price difference between Buffalo and Rochester!

[laurieny]

tsba, Don't forget to add in travel time and the very real possibility of weather becoming an issue that time of year. With that said, we have traveled to the Buffalo Airport many times from Rochester due to the significantly lower prices(usually jet blue and Usair).

[lawgs]

here is the airtran promotion

what's an appropriate way for a low-fare airline to celebrate its 36th
city? How does $36 for travel one-way between Atlanta and any city we
serve sound?

This $36 to 36 cities sale is available for sale TODAY, October 30,
2001, ONLY.

Travel is valid on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
through February 13, 2002. You must purchase your tickets at least 7
days prior to departure, but no later than October 30, 2001.

so it is not good from buffalo....


keep checking southwest........they seem to have good fares from buf to mco