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Airports to Fly Into

USMCBride90USMCBride90
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Anybody know of any smaller airports near San Diego or Oceanside California that might be a little cheaper to fly into than SAN or LAX? FI and I are already planning my next trip out there for New Year's and tickets are obviously going to be pricey because of the holiday's. So I'm just trying to find ways to bring the price down just a tad :) Anyone know of any other airports or tips?
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  • kyrgyzstankyrgyzstan member
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    edited December 2011
    There's Burbank, John Wayne, Ontario, or Palm Springs. Honestly LAX is almost always the cheapest option out of those.
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  • firsttimersluckfirsttimersluck member
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    edited December 2011
    Usually, the smaller the airport the pricier the ticket... Mainly because small airports are usually more "convenient" for consumers, and more costly for the airlines. 
    Stan listed them, but I agree that LAX will probably be the cheapest you'll find. 
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  • kara811kara811 member
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    edited December 2011
    Well since you mentioned LAX, I believe you won't mind the drive then? Why not try the Long Beach airport? It's usually cheaper than LAX especially with JetBlue. 

    Also, keep an eye on Bing flights, they have flight fare predictions that have always been true for me. 
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  • USMCBride90USMCBride90
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    Shows how much I know! I thought smaller or less well-known airports would be cheaper lol The drive from LAX really sucks cuz the 5 always has major traffic, but I don't mind. Tickets are $400+ right now and I really don't want to pay that much if I don't have too. I'll keep an eye on bing.com. I've never tried the Long Beach airport or JetBlue, so I'll take a look at those too. I'll be happy when I buy my last plane ticket out there and can just stay there for good :)
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_airports-fly?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:13Discussion:b2062fec-5ebc-49bd-8c4c-140c93cab34bPost:d83288a3-aced-449a-a7ac-a96d651df096">Re: Airports to Fly Into</a>:
    [QUOTE]Shows how much I know! I thought smaller or less well-known airports would be cheaper lol The drive from LAX really sucks cuz the 5 always has major traffic, but I don't mind. Tickets are $400+ right now and I really don't want to pay that much if I don't have too. I'll keep an eye on bing.com. I've never tried the Long Beach airport or JetBlue, so I'll take a look at those too. I'll be happy when I buy my last plane ticket out there and can just stay there for good :)
    Posted by USMCBride90[/QUOTE]<div>
    </div><div>Usually bigger airports are less expensive to fly into than smaller ones, but not with JetBlue. They make their flights mostly to smaller airports and their flights are lower, with free checked luggage and even actual snacks. </div><div>
    </div><div>Also, will your FI be with you or not? He's the military one right? He can get discounted flights from various airlines. 

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  • firsttimersluckfirsttimersluck member
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    THanks for the tip kara, I didn't know that about JetBlue
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  • kyrgyzstankyrgyzstan member
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    I always forget the LBC (Regulatorrrrrs, mount up!) Kara!


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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_airports-fly?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:13Discussion:b2062fec-5ebc-49bd-8c4c-140c93cab34bPost:a14a0cee-e27c-418c-8569-f5010cb9e687">Re: Airports to Fly Into</a>:
    [QUOTE]I always forget the LBC (Regulatorrrrrs, mount up!) Kara!
    Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]

    <div>HAHA. 213 (562 now) represent over here! I did go to the same HS as Snoop. I never forget about the LBC, I still fly into there often. </div>
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  • kyrgyzstankyrgyzstan member
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    I can (seriously) rap pretty much that whole song.
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  • kara811kara811 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_military-brides_airports-fly?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:13Discussion:b2062fec-5ebc-49bd-8c4c-140c93cab34bPost:fc7b9f7b-565c-4148-94c6-8c4fe142be4d">Re: Airports to Fly Into</a>:
    [QUOTE]I can (seriously) rap pretty much that whole song.
    Posted by WishIcouldbeinthe'stan[/QUOTE]

    <div>I would LOVE to see that!!!</div>
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  • USMCBride90USMCBride90
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    edited December 2011
    Yes FI is the one in the military but he won't be flying with me since I'm going to visit him, so I'm guessing that doesn't help me much lol I'm definitely going to take a look at Jet Blue and see how much it is to fly into a smaller airport with them.
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  • USMCBride90USMCBride90
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    edited December 2011
    Well crap. Only problem with Jet Blue is they don't fly out of Minnesota. Grrrrr.
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  • kara811kara811 member
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    Shoot, that stinks. Any other airports nearby that you can fly from? Try smaller airports from there. Also, try to fly on either Tuesday or Wednesday, they always have the cheapest flights. 
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  • CAB1217CAB1217
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    Now Regulators will be stuck in my head for the rest of the night.

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  • CAB1217CAB1217
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    Oh, and also, ONT airport isn't too bad in my experience, but then again, it's so convenient for me, so I may just be ignoring the fact that LAX is cheaper... anyway, we usually go Southwest. And, it's about 2 hrs away from SD

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  • kyrgyzstankyrgyzstan member
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    ♪ Warren G was in the streets ♪
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  • LetsHikeTodayLetsHikeToday member
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    Also, the airline websites can track how many times you've looked at flights on that computer. It'll go up each time because they know you're interested and need to book.
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  • calindicalindi member
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    I'll also say that there's very little chance that holiday flights will go down at all from now on.  Christmas and New Years are unique times in that the prices of tickets usually never goes down from the day they first make flights available.

    They'll just keep going up and up and up.  Kayak.com is usually my go-to for finding the cheapest flight, but I also use CheapFlights.com and CheapTickets.com



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