Skyhigh last minute Thanksgiving airfares bringing you down? That's partly because last minute airfare's always spendy, but partly because Thanksgiving week is what's called a peak air travel time and airfares do peak accordingly. If you can leave on Thanksgiving Thursday, you've an awesome option:
standby -- absolutely worth a shot with Airtran U, Airtran's student-only standby airfares for flyers 18-22 years old. $69 one way tickets to or from most cities the eastern airline serves and $99 to or from a handful of its "long haul" routes (like Seattle), but fares are blacked out Wednesday and Saturday through Monday (consider catching a bus or Amtrak back -- you can get student discounts).
Learn more:
standby -- absolutely worth a shot with Airtran U, Airtran's student-only standby airfares for flyers 18-22 years old. $69 one way tickets to or from most cities the eastern airline serves and $99 to or from a handful of its "long haul" routes (like Seattle), but fares are blacked out Wednesday and Saturday through Monday (consider catching a bus or Amtrak back -- you can get student discounts).
Learn more:
- Airtran U Standby Tickets (find an Airtran route map, too)
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