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American Airlines and United have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Boston or Memphis (BOS, MEM) for $185-$199 with a connection. Flights February to December. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Extended weekends available. No Christmas dates available.
American Airlines has round-trip flights from San Antonio (SAT) to New York or Salt Lake City (JFK,SLC) for $191 with a connection. New York flights March, April, August, September, and October. Salt Lake City flights March through May and also August through October. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on American. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
Amex has recently increased the welcome offer for several of the co-branded Delta SkyMiles.
Here is the list of the current offers:
Delta SkyMiles® Gold: 80,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $3,000 in purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership.
Delta SkyMiles® Platinum: 90,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $4,000 in purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership.
Delta SkyMiles® Reserve: 100,000 Bonus Miles after you spend $6,000 in purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership.
United and Air Canada have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Vancouver (YVR) for $237-$257 with a connection. Flights February to October. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
United, ANA, and Delta have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Tokyo (HND) for $744 with a connection. Flights in April, August, September, October, November, and December. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. Holiday blackouts.
These airlines have recently added late April fares.
Some of these April dates require minimum stays of about 10-day or more.
Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for as low as $728; which is cheaper than the airline. If you plan on booking there, beware of any site that charges a fee to cancel a ticket within the 24-hour “free” period. Use unknown booking sites at your own risk.
COPA has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Sao Paulo (GRU) for $384 with a connection. Flights February to May. Departures on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Delta has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Tokyo (HND) for $760 with a connection. Flights August to November. Departures on Wednesday. No Thanksgiving dates.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on Delta. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
Delta and Virgin Atlantic have round-trip flights from Austin or San Antonio (AUS, SAT) to Reykjavik (KEF) for $358-$401 with one or two connections. Austin flights April, May, and August. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. 7-day minimum stay required.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on Delta. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
United has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Sao Paulo (GRU) for $448 with a connection. Flights February, March, April, May, August, September, October, and November. Extended weekends available. No Thanksgiving dates.
American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin and San Antonio (AUS, SAT) to Seoul (ICN) for $877 with a connection. Flights February to April. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday. No Fridays or Saturdays. Extended weekends available.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on American. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
Southwest, American Airlines, and United have round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Chicago (MDW/ORD) for $177, NONSTOP. Flights February to May. No Weekends. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Origin/Destination reversible.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on American. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
