(07-14-2019 12:07 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(07-14-2019 10:46 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 07:29 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 05:59 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(07-13-2019 11:27 AM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  Flying to Dallas is way cheaper than Shreveport and there’s more flight options. Especially if you’re flying with family.

Based on the last matchup (Duke vs Temple) fares between 12/25 and 12/27 (the game this year is on 12/26) from Raleigh to Shreveport on Delta is $368 RT with a 7 hour layover in Atlanta. If you’re flying American or United is $503. Dallas? 272.....nonstop. From Philadelphia is $388 on Delta with a 8 hour layover in ATL. It’s $548 on United with a stop in Houston and $579 on American with a stop in Charlotte. DFW? $222.....nonstop.

That makes a huge difference if you’re flying with the wife and probably the kids. Even renting a car and driving the 3 hours to Shreveport is worth the savings.

Yes, but getting in a car and driving 3 hours is a pain in the arse after flying.

It’s worse being stuck at an airport for 7 hours for a connecting flight especially if you have kids. There’s few flights to/from Shreveport so the connecting flights take a little longer compared to medium/large airports.

It’s 3 hours not six. Totally doable and worth it if you want to save money.

I agree. I'd rather get in a rental car than wait for a connecting flight. Three hours is nothing.

I’ve done it multiple times. When UTEP played at Memphis in our first year in C-USA, I flew to Little Rock on Southwest and drove to Memphis on a rental (I was going to get a rental regardless if I flew directly to Memphis so it’s not included as an additional expense). I saved about $250 doing that. That was a time when Northwest had a monopoly in their Memphis hub and Southwest didn’t fly there. Memphis was an expensive airport to fly to/from. I’ve done the same thing when I’ve gone to Tucson (Phoenix), Colorado Springs (Denver), Palm Springs (LAX), Mobile (NOLA), Sacramento (SFO), Toronto (Detroit or Buffalo), Bloomington, IN (Louisville instead of Indianapolis) and State College (Pittsburgh).

I know people who use DFW and Love Field instead of their local airport in Waco, Abilene, Wichita Falls, Tyler/Longview, Texarkana even Oklahoma City. I’m sure quo knows people in Baton Rouge and Lafayette who would rather drive to NOLA for the savings and the multiple options it offers.

I'm lucky right now. Allegiant offers me non-stop flights beween FL and Syracuse. I can cheaply fly between my home and summer place. The planes have pretty high capacity too so it should be around for awhile.

If you are military or a veteran they have special deals for you.

https://www.allegiantair.com/military-discount