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Cheap Flights: New York to/from San Antonio, Pensacola, Salt Lake City, Seattle, San Diego, Palm Springs, Kansas City, or Portland Oregon $159-$173 r/t [varies: Apr-Nov] (No Thanksgiving) – American Airlines

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American Airlines has round-trip flights from New York (JFK) to San Antonio, Pensacola, Salt Lake City, Seattle, San Diego, Palm Springs, Kansas City, or Portland Oregon (SAT, PNS, SLC, SEA, SAN, PSP, MCI, PDX) for $159-$173 with a connection. Flight dates vary, but most are between April to November, see example date list for exact dates. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.

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.

If you use the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard® with AA flights, you get: a 25% inflight food and beverage discount, a $125 AA flight discount after you spend $20,000 or more in purchases during your card year, and your first checked bag is free on domestic American Airlines flights for you and up to four companions traveling on the same reservation.

You can usually save more money by booking your flight+hotel together as a package instead of separately.

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Use the example date links on our website to pull up the fare.

  • New York to San Antonio - Extended Weekend Dates: (Expedia) Nov 15 - Nov 17 / Nov 15 - Nov 18 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.
  • New York to Pensacola - Extended Weekend Dates: (Expedia) Aug 21 - Aug 26 / Oct 25 - Oct 28 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.
  • New York to Palm Springs - Weekend Dates: (Expedia) Sep 05 - Sep 07 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.
  • New York to Kansas City - Weekend Dates: (Expedia) Aug 29 - Aug 31 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.
  • New York to Portland, Oregon - Example Dates: (Expedia) Nov 12 - Nov 18 / Nov 12 - Nov 19 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.

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  • Tips: Use Tripadvisor to create a Hotel “short list”. First, plug in your dates and destination. Then select “Sort by Traveler Ranked”. Finally, select the “Traveler Ranking” filter to show “only 4* and up”. Use this resulting “short list” of hotels to find the cheapest one with a high ranking.
  • Tips: Hotel rates for Weekend dates are usually higher than the rates for Sunday through Thursday. Tripadvisor has a color-coded date calendar, red when the average hotel price for that day is more expensive, green for less expensive. You can use this to get an overview of what dates in the month are at a discount.
  • Tips: Different booking websites will often have differing routes, prices, and availability. Before you finalize your purchase, do a quick check on BookingBuddy, Skyscanner, and Kayak to see if any other site or airline is offering a better deal.


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Ren P. Artemio

Ren P. Artemio

Ren is the Chief Director of Nap Times at Escape Houston, Escape ATX, Cheap DFW, and Escape Flights. He really likes researching airfare and the travel industry, especially when it means getting a cheap flight to anywhere (he's not picky).

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