Looking for Low Fares or Frequent Flyer Seats?

By Don Nadeau, on March 27, 2009, in Airfares

Check out new airline routes. These may have an opening special that fills them up, but it can take time to establish a “name” on a route, which means that these airlines may face empty seats for some time. Big airlines like Delta have been adding international routes, as they attempt to avoid competing head on with the likes of AirTran and Southwest, whenever possible. That means opportunities for you. For example, American soon will fly Dallas to Madrid and United Washington/Dulles to Geneva. Delta will add Atlanta to Cape Town and Nairobi, JFK to Tokyo nonstop, and LAX to Sydney and Sao Paulo among others. Moreover, you’ll still find new routes within the U.S., such as Southwest Chicago/Midway to the Twin Cities and Delta Boston to San Diego nonstop. And once it adds a new city, Southwest keeps adding more nonstop service to it. Search for “new routes” or “press releases” on the websites.