Frontier has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Minneapolis (MSP) for $29, NONSTOP. Flights in September. Origin/Destination reversible.
Note: Frontier fares do not include a free carry-on bag. Only a small personal item, like a Jansport City Scout backpack is free. You can avoid paying for seat selection if you accept the randomly assigned seat prior to boarding.
Note: Frontier seats only have 28-inches of pitch; 2-to-3 inches less space than most other airlines.
Delta has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Minneapolis (MSP) for $117-$127, NONSTOP. Flights August to December. Extended Weekends available.
Note: Carry-on bag is allowed for free on Delta. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
[05/02/2019 @ 7:49 PM] Delta now has weekend availability.
Delta has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Minneapolis (MSP) for $123-$132, NONSTOP. June to November. Weekends available in August and September with Extended weekends available in October.
Note: Carry-on bag is allowed for free on Delta. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
Southwest has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Minneapolis (MSP) for $124 with a connection. $62 each-way. Flights April, May, and also August and September. A few weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
Note: Southwest doesn’t charge bag fees, change fees, or cancellation fees. If you’ve already purchased a Southwest ticket, and the fare drops, you can call them to have the difference refunded to you in the form of a travel voucher.
Note: You can save an additional $125 if you purchase your Flight+Hotel together as a package on Southwest Vacations and use the MAR125DOM coupon-code.
American Airlines has round-trip “Basic Economy” flights from Austin (AUS) to Minneapolis (MSP) for $124 with a connection. $62 each-way. Flights February to July. Mostly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. A few weekends available in February and March. Origin/Destination reversible.
Note: “Basic Economy” fares do not include a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small-backpack or laptop bag) is free. Checked bags cost +$30. Seats are randomly assigned prior to boarding. If you have the United MileagePlus credit-card, use the “free checked bag” perk.
Note: The personal item size on United flights is smaller (9-in/10-in/17-in) than Frontier or Spirit (8-in/14-in/18-in).
Note: Delta has NONSTOP flights, that allow for a free carry-on bag for $177 in this same date range.
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American Airlines has round-trip flights from San Antonio (SAT) to Minneapolis (MSP) or Salt Lake City (SLC) starting at $154 with a connection. $77 each-way. Flights August to February. Origin/Destination reversible.
Note: Minneapolis seems to fly on Tue/Wed/Sat. Salt Lake City is available on most days of the week.
Note: New Years is Available for Salt Lake City.
[07/17/2018 @ 11:33 PM] Old-post clean-up. Fare gone. Removing from deal list.
American Airlines has round-trip “Basic Economy” flights from San Antonio (SAT) to Minneapolis (MSP) for $86 with a connection. Flights late-November to May. No Mondays or Thursdays. Origin/Destination reversible. Expect prices to fluctuate by +/- $10. No Christmas, Thanksgiving, or New Years.
Note: From March through May the availability decreases to Tuesdays only.
Note: “Regular Economy” is available for +$50 more.
Note: “Basic Economy” fares do not include a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small-backpack) is free. Checked bags cost +$25 each-way. Seats are randomly assigned prior to boarding.
[08/24/2017 @ 3:17 PM] Fare gone. Removing from deal list.
American Airlines has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Minneapolis (MSP) for $123-$146 with a connection. Flights Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday October to November. Holiday blackouts apply. Expect prices to fluctuate +/- $20.
[07/10/2017 @ 8:35 PM] Old post clean-up. Fare gone. Removing from deal list.
American Airlines has round-trip flights from San Antonio (SAT) to Minneapolis (MSP), Detroit (DTW), or Salt Lake City (SLC) starting at $161 with a connection. $81 each-way. Flights Tuesdays and Wednesdays August to October. Saturday departures available for +$10 more. Origin/Destination reversible.
