aksarben1 Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 I managed to save about $50 with a HotWire fare!!!All of the mainstream websites (Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity and NWA) all had fares from $280 and up. Since Grand Forks (GFK) is primarily serviced by NWA, my selection was rather limited, but I used that limited selection to my advantage.Friday, March 5th, 2004NWA 565511:02am to 12:17pmOMA to MSPCanadair Regional JetNWA 4492:40pm to 3:45pmMSP to GFKDC-9-------------------------------------Sunday, March 7th, 2004NWA 24684:30pm to 5:34pmGFK to MSPCanadair Regional JetNWA 19916:51pm to 8:00pmMSP to OMAAirbus A320Cost: $224 + $5 fee $229----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------There is an interesting tip I would like to pass along. If you're going into a "secondary", smaller airport and you know it's schedule of turboprop and jet planes, then HotWire becomes a very powerful choice. In my case, I scanned the Grand Forks (GFK) and Omaha (OMA) airport websites for their inbound/outbound flights and discovered which flights are jet and propeller driven. With this info, I then had a resonable (no perfect) estimate on which flights I would receive if I clicked the "jet only" option.Sure enough, I got a time that was very reasonable. I will come into GFK several hours before my event.Has anyone noticed this before??? Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Nice approach and thanks for the tip! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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