(07-14-2019 12:48 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(07-14-2019 12:30 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  

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

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

Allegiant serves underrated markets by flying directly to mostly secondary airports. I have a good friend in El Paso who took his family to Orlando and he says the price made a difference plus it was just a 3.5 hour nonstop flight and saved money by not having a connecting flight which means the kids will be hungry by then and airport food is usually expensive.

Sure, they nickel you and dime you but if people just read the terms and conditions they won’t be shocked for additional fees at the airport. Besides who wants airline food anyway?

That’s why I laugh when people say Shreveport/Indy Bowl is hard to get to and expensive. It is if you don’t look at other options.

Allegiant works nicely if you are flexible and can fly on the days that they fly. Because of this, I fly Southwest to Rochester or Buffalo and drive to Ithaca, since I will be at that end of the state at some point anyway.