Why always Dallas and not Austin?

[georgiapeach60]

Why are all the really great fares to Orlando coming out of Dallas and never Austin? It is making me crazy!!:eek:

[Kermit]

Dallas is a hub. Austin has a lower population and a much smaller airport.

I know that doesn't fix your problem, but the good rates tend to come out of the "main" airports that get the most traffic.

[Chuck S]

I've often found cheaper fares from SAT and AUS to MCO than from DFW, I guess it depends on the season. In fact, although it didn't fit my travel dates, I saw Southwest flights from SAT to MCO for $127 round trip on their current specials.

[Robin]

georgiapeach60

I just checked southwest.com and they are offering 112 RT out of Austin. You might want to check it out...seems like a great deal to me.

[akasleepingbeauty]

I agree with Chuck - I hardly ever find good airfare from Dallas. I got VERY lucky last month and got a great deal to Orlando for March 2002 on Delta but this is a first for us. I think the Wright Amendment here, which prohibits us from flying on SWA directly to states that do not adjoin Texas, keeps us from having as many competitive fares - the other airlines don't have SWA's great fares to compete with and so they offer fewer bargain fares.

I have considered traveling out of Austin for a great fare but it would have to be really great to justify the drive to and from.

Glad you found some great fares with SWA out of Austin - enjoy your trip!!

[m&m's mom]

I was screaming and jumping for joy when I got DFW to MCO for $114.00 RT for Delta non-stop for our October trip.
We were completely prepared to drive and even bought a new Yukon XL w/ the VCP etc. to make drive more comfortable. I was kind of dreading the drive because there are 6 of us and the youngest will barely be 2. Not too much fun getting stuck in a carseat for 20 hours min. even if Pooh is on TV.
I just happened to catch it perfectly and get all 6 tickets for less than $700.00. We figured after we stop for the night it was going to probably come out about the same or just a little bit higher.
I am doing the extremely happy dance!!!!!

[eartha]

Wow! How, when, and where did you get that fare on Delta? We're going in October and the best I've found is $214 on Airtran with a layover in Atlanta. Of course, since we don't have a Saturday night stay, we are limited in our options.

[m&m's mom]

I got it 2 weeks ago.
One of those things - Right place/Right time.
A friend here at work knew I had been kind of looking and she advised me to take a look at the fares that day. I always use ITAsoftware.com and saw $168.00 RT leaving at 7:30opm 10/20 and arriving at 11:30pm. Bad deal w/ 2 little kids so I backed it up a day to see what the 19th looked like and there it was... $125.00. we ended up getting $114.00 because our parents are seniors and each can take 1 at their rate as well.
I think I got the last of that rate because I checked the next day and it was over $200.00 for the same flight.
I paid $185.00 last early Dec. and was pretty happy to get that!

[VickiVM]

If you DO find a great deal out of San Antonio, the long-term shuttle parking at the airport is a BARGAIN - only $4.00/day and much less of a hassle than the newly built l/t parking garage which has no shuttle and is $7.00/day. The biggest difference between the two is the new one is covered.

[Chuck S]

VivkiVM, There is also Airport Security Park at SAT. They are across the 410 fromthe airport and have covered parking for about $7 a day with shuttle. There is always a coupon for 1 free day in the Sunday Express News travel & leisure section. With summer temps at 100+ I opt to spend the extra for covered parking, I hate getting into a car that feels like it set to Self Clean.

[trish474]

I just checked my flight on Oct 2 and was quite surprised:

San Antonio to DFW to Orlando : $149
DFW to Orlando: $198
Austin to DFW to ORlando: $116!!

The flight is the exact same from DFW, but look at the price differences...this time Austin have the best deal.