In Search of Peanut Fares

Upstart airlines are making a name for themselves by offering cheap fares on selected routes.

Airline Hub Major U.S. Cities Served
Air South
800-247-7688
Columbia, S.C. Atlanta, Jacksonville, Miami, Myrtle Beach, Raleigh-Durham, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee
American Trans Air
800-225-9919
Indianapolis Boston, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis
Carnival Air
800-824-7386
Doesn't operate on a hub system Ft. Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York, Tampa, West Palm Beach
Frontier
800-432-1359
Denver Albuquerque, El Paso, Fargo, Missoula, Omaha, Las Vegas
Kiwi International
800-538-5494
Newark Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Orlando, Tampa
Midway
800-446-6247
All flights go through Raleigh-Durham Boston, Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, Hartford, Philadelphia, New York, Newark, Orlando, Tampa, Washington, D.C.
Reno Air
800-736-6247
Reno, San Jose Anchorage, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, Seattle, Tucson, Vancouver
Spirit
800-736-6247
Detroit, Atlantic City Atlantic City, Boston, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Philadelphia, Tampa
Sun Jet International
800-478-6538
Smyrna Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, Long Beach, Newark, Orlando, St. Petersburg
Tower Air
800-221-2500
New York (JFK) Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco
Valujet
800-825-8538
Atlanta Chicago, Columbus, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Detroit, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, Hartford, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, Orlando, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, Savannah, Tampa, Washington, D.C.
Source: Individual carriers.


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