Category Archives: Airlines

United Express bargain fares to San Francisco

Posted on Friday, January 10, 2014 by Greg Fischer

Most people who fly out of Chico to San Francisco on United Express do so in order to connect with a flight to a further destination.  Furthermore prices have historically been relatively high for those only flying the short segment … Continue reading →

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Airlines – Hawaiian Airlines to Asia with a free stop in paradise

Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 by Greg Fischer

Since Hawaiian Airlines flies out of Sacramento, some Chicoans may find this post on my main blog of interest. Here is the link.  

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Airlines – No bags fly free

Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by Greg Fischer

Last week Spirit Airlines announced new fees to go into effect in August that will result in passengers paying a fee to bring a carry-on bag on board. Link to USA Today article In brief, for a carry-on bag Spirit … Continue reading →

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Airlines – Chico to LAS, PDX, LAX, BUR, SNA, SAN for $59

Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2010 by Greg Fischer

A $39 sale started by Southwest and matched by other airlines including United Airlines has brought fares from Chico to Las Vegas, southern California, and Portland down to $59 one way or $118 round-trip. This is a steal. Terms: – … Continue reading →

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Airlines – Junior’s first plane ride

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 by Greg Fischer

If you’re looking for a relatively inexpensive way to take a youngster on his or her first plane ride here’s an idea. Effective 25 March, Horizon Air will operate two flights (Monday-Friday) each direction between Sacramento (SMF) and San Jose … Continue reading →

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Airlines – To Hawaii by way of Alaska

Posted on Friday, January 29, 2010 by Greg Fischer

In the wake of the bankruptcies of ATA (America Trans Air) and Aloha Airlines, an interesting thing happened. Clearly seeing an opportunity, Alaska Airlines, named for the coldest and furthest north part of the U.S., began or will begin service … Continue reading →

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Airlines – You’re going to love this

Posted on Friday, July 10, 2009 by Greg Fischer

I picked this up from several of the travel industry blogs I read. Story in brief. – Dave Carroll, a musician from the band “Sons Of Maxwell”, flies United from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Omaha, Nebraska – Dave sees his … Continue reading →

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Airlines – United Airlines, travel agencies, and credit cards

Posted on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 by Greg Fischer

It hasn’t gotten a lot of press outside the travel industry but a recent move by United Airlines may change how you buy airline tickets.

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Airlines – The best frequent flyer programs for not-so-frequent flyers

Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2009 by Greg Fischer

If you live in California, Oregon, or Washington but are not an especially frequent flyer it still pays to be enrolled in two airline mileage programs to capture the benefit of the trips you do take. Membership in more than … Continue reading →

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Airlines – Fares: “either/or” can be “mix and match”

Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 by Greg Fischer

One of the ways that many airlines and all of the on-line travel agencies fail to serve customers is by presenting airfare choices for round-trips as an either/or proposition. Choice 1: I want the lowest fare and I’ll give you … Continue reading →

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