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Old 01-24-2008, 08:25 PM
 
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...from Detroit
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Old 01-24-2008, 08:29 PM
 
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southwest.com
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Old 01-24-2008, 08:35 PM
 
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Either sidestep.com or farecompare.com

Between those 2...you've covered a lot of ground. Both of these sites take fare data from many sources (expedia, travelocity, orbitz, cheaptickets and many, many others) and lump it all in one place.

Southwest is not always the cheapest. It depends on a lot of factors.
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Old 01-24-2008, 08:35 PM
 
Location: San Antonio Texas
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i'm not so sure about that anymore. i flew southwest for years and always found it to be the cheapest and most on time. yet, when i priced them again to fly from sat to san diego, i was surprised to find out that they were no longer the cheapest! instead, i flew US air, which was over $100 cheaper. try cheap tickets.com. san antonio is not a hub for any airlines, so no airline enjoys a tremendous advantage in price.
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Old 01-24-2008, 08:40 PM
 
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True, but Detroit is a hub for NWA (Northwest). They will have the non-stops...and probably the most flights. Might not (and probably WON'T) be the cheapest.
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Old 01-24-2008, 08:46 PM
 
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I've found NW to be very cheap of late,unfortunately their service is atrocious.
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Old 01-24-2008, 10:38 PM
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Eight airlines offer airfares between San Antonio, TX and Detroit, MI: American, Continental, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, Northwest, Southwest, US Airways, and United.

This link (broken link) is a good place to start your search, just to get an idea of the lowest fare available.
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Old 01-25-2008, 09:30 AM
 
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yet, when i priced them again to fly from sat to san diego, i was surprised to find out that they were no longer the cheapest!
I was surprised at how expensive the flight from San Diego to SAT over the Thanksgiving holiday was going to be. For just a bit more, we were able to fly FIRST CLASS on Northwest. THAT was a nice flight both ways!
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Old 01-25-2008, 09:36 AM
 
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I was surprised at how expensive the flight from San Diego to SAT over the Thanksgiving holiday was going to be. For just a bit more, we were able to fly FIRST CLASS on Northwest. THAT was a nice flight both ways!

I remember reading that southwest had purchased a huge amount of jet fuel at contract rates, when it was inexpensive. this enabled them to offer competitive rates to its consumers. maybe that jet fuel ran out?
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Old 01-25-2008, 10:03 AM
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I remember reading that southwest had purchased a huge amount of jet fuel at contract rates, when it was inexpensive. this enabled them to offer competitive rates to its consumers. maybe that jet fuel ran out?
Some of the hedges have run out, but Southwest is still paying less for fuel than its competitors. Southwest's new CEO has shifted the company's focus toward the "p" word... profitability. In an era with high fuel costs, that means higher fares.
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