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Web-only airfare specials

UPDATED WEDNESDAY 09/15/99

Web-only airfare specials below are updated every Wednesday by 10 a.m., and are valid for travel this coming weekend only unless otherwise noted. Fares courtesy Smarter Living,and are compiled from e-mail- and Web-only offers. Rules and regs follow the list.

Departure Airport
Roundtrip Airfare Destination Airport Airline
Boston $79New York (JFK)* American
Boston $79Syracuse US Airways
Boston $89 Philadelphia US Airways
Boston $99Ottawa, Canada Air Canada(Coupon #GP-4BKKGJ)
Boston $99Toronto, Canada Air Canada(Coupon #GP-4BKKHE)
Boston $99Washington (Dulles) US Airways
Boston $99Washington (National) US Airways
Boston $149Chicago (O'Hare) United American
Boston $149ClevelandContinental(or $29 and 15000 miles)
Boston $169Nashville American
Boston $179Houston Continental(or $29 and 17500 miles)
Boston $179Omaha* American
Boston $179Phoenix America West
Boston $209Las Vegas Frontier
Boston $209Phoenix Frontier
Boston $218Minneapolis Sun Country
Boston $269San Diego Frontier
Boston $269San Francisco Frontier
Boston $399Amsterdam, Netherlands* Icelandair
Boston $399Frankfurt, Germany* Icelandair
Boston $399Glasgow, Scotland* Icelandair
Boston $399London, England* Icelandair
Boston $399Oslo, Norway* Icelandair
Boston $399Paris, France*Icelandair
Boston $399Reykjavik, Iceland* Icelandair
Boston $399Stockholm, Sweden* Icelandair
Boston $560Los Angeles* United
Boston $683Rio De Janeiro, Brazil* United
Boston $683Sao Paulo, Brazil* United
Manchester $134Indianapolis* Southwest
Manchester $198Las Vegas* Southwest
Providence $69New York (Newark) Continental(or $29 and 7500 miles)
Providence $102Toronto, Canada Air Canada
Providence $144Ft. Lauderdale* Southwest

AIRFARE RULES AND RESTRICTIONS

Air Canada. Domestic and transborder fares: depart on Friday September 17 after 7 P.M. or all day Saturday September 18. Return the following Monday or Tuesday, September 20 or 21. Please note that not all flights are available for Friday departures. Purchase no later than Friday, September 17. Purchase by phone at (800) 776-3030 in the US or (888) 776-3030 in Canada, or through your travel agent and request the Websaver fare. Provide the coupon numbers listed by the fare when booking. Also provide your e-mail address. http://www.aircanada.ca.

America West. Depart Saturday, September 18; return the following Monday or Tuesday, September 20 or 21. Purchase by midnight Central Time on Friday September 17. Purchase on-line only at http://www.americawest.com in the Surf 'n Go specials section.

American Airlines. Fares without a star (*): Depart Friday, September 17 after 7 pm or all day Saturday, September 18. Return the following Monday or Tuesday, September 20 or 21. Purchase by midnight Central Time on Friday September 17. Purchase on-line only at http://www.aa.com by clicking on the Current Web Fare Specials and Net SAAver Fares button. Fares with a star (*): Depart Friday, September 17 after 7 pm or all day Saturday, September 18. Return the following Monday or Tuesday. Purchase by midnight Central Time on Friday, September 17. Purchase on-line at http://www.aa.com by clicking on the Current Web Fare Specials and Net SAAver Fares button, or by phone at (800) 344-6702. Request the Net SAAver fare.

Continental Airlines. Depart Saturday, September 18; return the following Monday or Tuesday, September 20 or 21. Purchase domestic fares on-line at http://www.coticket.com/coolweb or all fares by phone at (800) 642-1617 and request COOL Specials. Domestic fares purchased by phone cost an additional $20. To use frequent flier miles, call (800) 642-1617 and request the COOL One Pass Specials; these fares do not face a phone surcharge.

Frontier Airlines. Depart Saturday, September 18; return the following Monday or Tuesday. (Both return days may not be available on some routes.) Purchase by midnight Mountain Daylight Time on Friday, September 17. Purchase on-line only at http://www.flyfrontier.com in the Spirit of the Web section.

Icelandair. Travel varies according to route. Depart from BOSTON Amsterdam depart on September 18.19.20.21.23.24.25.26. return on September 21.22.24.25.26.27.28.29.
Frankfurt depart on September 18.19. return on September 21.22.
Glasgow depart on September 17.18.19.20.22.23.24. return on September 21.22.25.26.27.28.29.30.
London depart on September 18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26. return on September 21.22.24.25.26.28.29.30.
Oslo depart on September 17.20.21.22.23.24.26. return on September 21.22.26.27.28.29.30.
Paris depart on September 18.19.21.22.25.26. return on September 22.24.26.27.29.30.
Reykjavik depart on September 17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26. return on September 21.22.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.
Stockholm depart on September 17.18.20.21.22.23.24. return on September 25.26.28.
PLEASE NOTE: these fares are not available for purchase until Thursday, September 16. Book by September 22. To book tickets, you must first enroll in Icelandair's free Special Offer Club at http://www.icelandair.com. After enrolling, fill out the reservation form offered by the online booking engine to make your reservation. Remember to choose Call Me rather than Charge My Credit Card, and type Netclub in the remarks section. Ignore the price the computer books for you; Icelandair will change it when they contact you confirm the reservation. As a member of the Special Offer Club, you may also send an email to lucky@icelandair.is requesting the Lucky Fares with your preferred travel dates, departure and arrival cities, number and name(s) of people traveling and a contact phone number. Icelandair will call you back within twenty-four hours to complete and confirm the reservation. For travel within three days, include the departure date in the subject line. Please note the Smarter Living 10 percent discount is not available on these fares.

Southwest Airlines. Travel valid from October 5 through January 14, 2000. Purchase by midnight Pacific Daylight Time September 16. A one-night stay is required. Blackout dates include November 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, December 17, 18, 23, 24, 26, 30, 31, 1999 and January 2, 2000. Purchase these Click 'n Save fares on-line only at http://www.southwest.com.

United Airlines. Fares without a star (*): Depart Saturday, September 18; return the following Monday or Tuesday, September 21 or 22. Purchase tickets by Saturday, September 18. Book fares on-line only at http://www.ual.com in the e-fares section under Domestic E-fares. Fares are subject to change at any time.

US Airways. Depart Saturday September 18; return the following Sunday, Monday or Tuesday, September 19, 20, or 21. Tickets must be purchased in advance of travel. To purchase, call 1-888-359-3728 and request E-Savers, or book on-line at http://www.usairways.com/travel/fares/esavers.htm, and look for the VESAV fare code.



 


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