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https://www.flyfrontier.com/ways-to-save/online-deals/
Of course, with Frontier there will be extra fees for everything.
Well-known travel blogger MommyPoints says that this sale is particularly good because it includes an extensive date range…from now until next Spring.
PreCheck is the TSA program that lets you bypass the lengthy “standard” security lines at US airports. If you have PreCheck you can use the short line, leave shoes on and leave liquids and computers in your carry-on luggage.
The hangup has evidently been mostly the changes to their reservation systems needed to get that little PreCheck logo printed on boarding passes.
Passengers can get PreCheck in several ways. My favorite is to get Global Entry ($100 / 5 years), which includes PreCheck as a free bonus.
Another way is to sign up for PreCheck itself ($85 / 5 years). A third way is through some premium credit cards.
In the past the TSA granted temporary PreCheck to randomly-selected passengers, but the agency has stopped doing so.
Six American airlines have been approved by the US government for scheduled flights to Cuba.
The six are American Airlines, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest, and Sun Country. They will fly to Cuban cities other than Havana, but in the future some may be approved to that popular destination.
The origination cities in the US are Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Philadelphia.
Americans continue to face significant obstacles to Cuban travel, due to the continuing “12 reasons” rule. Abolition of these restrictions may depend upon Congressional action.
Here is an updated version of MileValue’s award-chart comparison for major United States airlines:
http://www.milevalue.com/comparison-of-united-delta-and-american-airlines-latest-2016-award-charts/
The chart covert the Big 3 mainline airlines in the U.S. – American, Delta and United. The fourth column is for American Airlines off-peak awards, which come with a considerable savings.
The chart does not cover Allegiant, JetBlue, Frontier, Spirit, Southwest and other smaller airlines.
On Frontier, with extra fees, but still worth looking at. Orlando is the home of DisneyWorld and several other theme parks.
As the Zika virus spreads from South America into Caribbean island nations (including the U.S. Virgin Islands), airlines have begun letting passengers cancel flights without penalty.
If you or your partner are or could be pregnant, call the airline to learn if you can cancel for a full refund. The airlines are changing their policies on this daily, so Hang Up / Call Again (“HUCA”) tomorrow if you do not get a good answer today.
You can see a map from the Center for Disease Control showing areas of the United States where Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes capable of spreading Zika virus are found.
Nations where the Zika virus have been found, according to the CDC:
Barbados
Bolivia
Brazil
Cape Verde
Colombia
Ecuador
El Salvador
French Guiana
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Martinique
Mexico
Panama
Paraguay
Puerto Rico
S. Martin
Samoa
Suriname
Venezuela
