help. airline fairs giving me sticker shock

[original spanky]

this is the highest i have ever seen over $700 from east tn thru charlotte with us air.
anyone have info on a charter from charlotte or atlanta in march?

[mud]

try hotwire.com,there down to 378..00 from msp to mbj,with a stop in charlott maybe you can pick the plain up that we go on from there.we are going from 2-22 to 3-8.

[mud]

we fly us air

[Lola]

If Atlanta is your option check AIRTRAN!! Gosh, has anyone else been able to take advantage of airtran and the discounts deals since it has been posted here??

[Marko]

ya mon........airfares are getting out of hand.......even from Florida to the Caribbean
the taxes and fees are the worst culprit.......
some destinations the taxes and fees are getting close to $200.........absolutely ridiculous......

Cool Runnings, Marko

[marley9808]

Does anyone have airtran promo codes good for trips past December 31?
The codes I saw all seemed to only be good for this year

If anyone has any good through April / May 2012 I would appreciate it!
Thanks

[CJGirl]

I agree it's terrible, I would not have been able to get mine except for me using skymiles on Delta

[Lola]

Marley, only Jasperso's through january 8th 2012. Just sit tight a couple months and see what comes to light after the new year. In my experience, Airtran runs sales about 2 or 3 times per month, and as long as you are booking at least a couple weeks out and during a sale, you will still get the best fares.

[marley9808]

Thanks Lola

We were looking at doing something different this time to get the best deal but also the best times
We were trying a one way on jet blue and a one way back on Air Tran
it looks like we would get the same basic costs but a much better itinerary that way

[Lola]

Thanks Lola

We were looking at doing something different this time to get the best deal but also the best times
We were trying a one way on jet blue and a one way back on Air Tran
it looks like we would get the same basic costs but a much better itinerary that way

YES - ANother important point about looking at 1-way fares - you get more control over the scheduling! Sometimes different airlines! I have been watching for January, Airtran has un-desireable flight schedules (at the moment) leaving JA, if they don't change (I suspect they may) I will take another airline.