US Air $79 December

[Andrea from PA]

I posted this on the budget board as well --
US Air recently dropped fares to $79 (Philadelphia - Orlando)

The dates I was looking at is 12/14-12/22.

 

[beccasmom]

Great price - I may need to plan another trip!

 

[GoingtoSeeRella]

Thanks for the heads up! There was a $79 flight for my departure date but it was a 6:15 a.m. flight. Umm....I dont' think so

 

[dogsmom]

This is a great rate. Does anyone know how good of an airline US Air is?

 

[GoingtoSeeRella]

They're OK. They frequently leave luggage behind. The baggage claim when arriving home can be a nightmare, waiting very long periods of time for your luggage to appear, and they almost never leave on time.

Other than that, they're great

Some of those problems are definitely the airline, but a lot of the problem is also PHL airport in general. I've almost always flown USAir, and I've just come to expect the annoyances. If you get a great rate, I guess it's worth it.

For our Dec. trip, I'm trying to wait out an AirTran sale or Southwest.

 

[Andrea from PA]

We've never had a problem with late flights or baggage wait.

I know plenty of others have, so maybe we are just lucky, but we've been happy with them.

 

[Brocktoon]

I use US Air a lot for work and I've found they're fine if:

1) You take an early flight usually before 9:30 or 10:00 AM
2) Never check your luggage with them if using Philly Airport

I snagged $79 Orlando tickets for late October. Those tix are now up to $122, so I'd grab the $79 tix ASAP as they may go back up.

 

[TheDisneyClan]

We used to drive from Allentown to Philly and get $79-$99 rates on USAirways and United. Now we have Allegiant which flys between Allentown and Sanford for $59. Its so wonderful, not just because of the lower fares, but flying from a small airport to a small airport eliminates every headache we ever experienced going between PHL and MCO

 

[dogsmom]

I think I'm going to wait also. We have plenty of time, right???