disneymath
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 10, 2006
We are taking our "first trip home to BLT" over New Years.
We are a party of 8 and based on current rates will save well over $3000 by flying out of Buffalo instead of Pearson. We have a relatively early (9 AM) direct flight booked from BUF to MCO on Dec. 30 with Jet Blue and a midafternoon (2 PM) direct flight booked MCO to BUF on Jan. 6 with Airtran.
We've never flown out of Buffalo (though we visited the city frequently on summer vacations when I was a teenager) and have never flown with Jet Blue or Airtran. Any advice, etc. about either airline, the Buffalo airport, Stay/Park/Fly options, border crossing, etc. would be most appreciated.
For those with inquiring minds, the Airtran flight cost about $125 each (including taxes, and pre-selecting seats, but not baggage). The Jet Blue flight cost about $240 each (and includes a checked bag). For our dates, flights from our regional airport are over $700 each way and flights out of Pearson are over $400 each way, so I think we've done well pricewise. (We're hoping to get in some Boxing Day Sales shopping too!)
We are a party of 8 and based on current rates will save well over $3000 by flying out of Buffalo instead of Pearson. We have a relatively early (9 AM) direct flight booked from BUF to MCO on Dec. 30 with Jet Blue and a midafternoon (2 PM) direct flight booked MCO to BUF on Jan. 6 with Airtran.
We've never flown out of Buffalo (though we visited the city frequently on summer vacations when I was a teenager) and have never flown with Jet Blue or Airtran. Any advice, etc. about either airline, the Buffalo airport, Stay/Park/Fly options, border crossing, etc. would be most appreciated.
For those with inquiring minds, the Airtran flight cost about $125 each (including taxes, and pre-selecting seats, but not baggage). The Jet Blue flight cost about $240 each (and includes a checked bag). For our dates, flights from our regional airport are over $700 each way and flights out of Pearson are over $400 each way, so I think we've done well pricewise. (We're hoping to get in some Boxing Day Sales shopping too!)