Have a look at http://www.Kayak.com or cheaptickets.com I use them to search - you can see what's available from all the carriers who fly that route. Put in your home airport and JAX for Jacksonville.
You can't buy from Kayak, it will redirect you to the airline you choose, or to the agency offering tickets.

I use http://www.airline-network.co.uk then go to the website of the cheapest carrier as they are usually a little cheaper.

luci

Thank you for the links.

It look like most flights are stop overs, either Carolina or Detroit.

Don't choose one that connects via Detroit- you will be at the opposite end of the country. Try Miami, Atlanta or anywhere on the East Coast.

We've just returned from NY & LV and looking for flights for friends who want to go in October. Our flights with Continental were about £500 each but looking now it's £1200 each, anybody any ideas for different flights, packages etc.

Put in your dates and airports on http://www.Kayak.com and it screens dozens of airlines and the listing starts with the cheapest first- (they do not sell tickets, they redirect you to the airline you choose) . Also if you don't mind a connection then that can reduce the price even further. Look at the airlines you wouldn't normally pick first, like KLM, Air France, Lufthansa, they often have very good rates..
Continental has some excellent rates ($769 ) in October from Bristol or Birmingham to Newark, if you can be flexible and look at other airports you will find something.
Once in the US look at AirTran- for Newark to Las Vegas they have very good internet specials for advance bookings. Also JetBlue airlines have good deals.
I just purchased (May)round trip Philadelphia to Barcelona via Paris for $374 each- all the other major airlines were $1500 plus.

Is that flights to both NY AND LV you want in one trip?

Your price sounds wayyyyyyyy too expensive!

Flights to NY in October are currently being advertised for £370. You can fly return from NY to Vegas for £175 in October so total price £545.

For flights to NY - http://www.airline-network.co.uk
For flights from NY to Vegas, use Kayak as Emdia mentioned.

Cheers,

TC

We are flying to Miami on 1st Aug driving to Orlando 9th Aug then flight from Orlando to Phoenix
on 13thAug and flying back from Las vegas 22nd Aug, cost £745 with US airlines booked with them direct.
not to bad for August.
ann

I've booked 2 return flights from Edinburgh to Las Vegas(1 stop at New York) next March for £428 each with Delta Airlines.

Was wondering if anybody else had flown with this airline on this route and what their experiences of Delta were?

We have a topic on Delta in our Flights forum HERE. It may be worth posting in there too.

luci

Hi

Has anyone travelled on this flight? What was your experience?

Thanks

One word of caution ref flights to usa from regional airports, we flew to newark from bristol with continental and the flight itself was fine and we would def fly with them again, the only snag is most of the planes that fly from the regional airports are the 737's which we found quite cramped for transatlantic, because their is only one aile on these planes it is difficult to get up and stretch your legs which on an 8 hr flight is quite uncomfortable. On our previous trip we flew from heathrow on a much larger plan, cant recall which but think was prob a 767/777 which had 2 aisles which meant you could get up for a walk around the plane to stretch the legs

I did not think to check the size and type of plane this when i booked and in future i will make sure i go for the bigger plane, just worth remembering when flying from the regional airports which for me are much easier to get to than london but you pay the price with the size of aircraft

I just bought October Frankfurt <-> Miami £375.8 (474€). American Airlines may have that sale. There were plenty options still left.

"One word of caution ref flights to usa from regional airports, we flew to newark from bristol with continental and the flight itself was fine and we would def fly with them again, the only snag is most of the planes that fly from the regional airports are the 737's which we found quite cramped for transatlantic, because their is only one aile on these planes it is difficult to get up and stretch your legs which on an 8 hr flight is quite uncomfortable".

Are you sure it was a Boeing 737 as very few are cleared for transatlantic operation? Also,they would have to make a stope en route for fuel. Continental usually use Boeing 757 aircraft from the uk regional airports; single aisle and fairly cramped though not as cramped as a Boeing 737 would be.

dont know if this has been posted elsewhere on site, found a cheap flights deal to various airports in the us, seems to be working for others ,im just gutted im already booked for this year and next , hope it works for some people. http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/233960/amazing-flights-deal-from-uk-to-usa/ , basically need to book through expedia.com.au

Hi,
I am looking to book a holiday to Florida for 3 weeks in October 2009, I am a little confused on the flight options: Virgin advise that the flights will be on sale in Nov 08, some independant companies we contacted already have virgin flight allocation. We were given a price of £3300 for (2ad, 2 children, 1 inf) inc car hire. Can anyone shed any information on the flight situation and any cheaper flight information. Also whether it is worth waiting till other flights (AA, Delta etc) go on sale in Nov or will they end up being more experience??
Many Thanks, any help appreciated

Hi James-andrea,

I would wait until November 08 if you wanted to book Virgin flights as usually you should get the best price booking direct with Virgin, I think they advertise the lowest price with them and you will also have the choice of other airlines then although the only two scheduled airlines that fly direct to Orlando Int (MCO) are Virgin and BA. The other scheduled airlines do involve a change. All scheduled airlines release their flights for the following year no earlier than a year before (e.g August 09 flights will be shown in September 08).

The charter airlines do take bookings earlier so it may be worth trying Thomas Cook, First Choice, Monarch, Travel City Direct, Thomsons, MyTravel who would offer fly only (or flydrive) to Orlando Sanford and may have early discounts.

I would recommend the following sites for car hire to book nearer the time:-
http://www.usrentacar.com/ or http://www.airline-network.co.uk

Hope this helps

We are thinking of booking a DIY cruise from Florida for next August. I've never done this before and the prospect is a bit daunting. This thread seems to suggest using http://www.Kayak.com or http://www.airline-network.co.uk to search for flights. Are both of these sites reliable and preferable to booking direct with an airline, eg Virgin?

I use Airline Network to check prices and who flies to the destination I'm looking for, then I check the airline's own website and usually book with them.

luci