the only non-stop flights from Dallas are on American and the coach fares for our dates have been around $700 - $900 the past couple of years. Like Booger, we've been doing first class for $100-$200 more per ticket. Back in the mid-to-late 90's I could get $99 r/t non-stop from Dallas on charter flights but sadly they pulled out of DFW long ago.
I've heard about the glory days of charter flights, but have never seen one out of Philly. Flew a charter to Cancun in the late 90's out of Newark, that was basically packed with spring break partyers. I guess post 9/11 has changed the economy for charters and airline competition. Apple Vacations used to have it's own airline called USA 3000, that provided no-frills flights to Caribbean destinations. Also, as recently as a year ago, Frontier had low-cost flights from PHL to MBJ. For some reason, they cancelled that route this year. Coincidentally, that is when AA's fares skyrocketed (i.e. no more competition).Originally Posted by N5_
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