United has round-trip flights from Newark/New York (EWR) to Lisbon (LIS) for $391, NONSTOP. Flights September to March. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday. No Fridays or Saturdays.
Carry-on bag is allowed without fee. Checked bag has additional fee. Seat selection fees can be avoided by accepting the randomly assigned seat during check-in.
TAP has inferior fares with expensive bag fees available on some of these dates.
United has round-trip flights from Newark/New York (EWR) to Berlin (BER) for $550, NONSTOP. Flights October to February. Extended weekends available.
Carry-on, checked bag, and seat selection are included without additional fee.
Delta and KLM have round-trip flights from New York (JFK) to Split (SPU) for $533 with a connection. Flights September to October. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday.
Lufthansa and United have round-trip flights from Newark/New York (EWR) to Munich (MUC) for $598, NONSTOP. Flights October to February. Extended weekends available.
Note: Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for about $578. 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.
Lufthansa “Light Fares” allow for a carry-on bag (17.6-lbs @ 21.6 x 15.7 x 9 inches) and also a very small personal item such as a laptop bag (11.8 x 15.7 x 3.9 inches). The weight limit will probably be the limiting factor for those of you who wish to avoid bag fees. Prioritizing heavier items in your “personal item” may be a good way to lighten your carry-on bag. You can avoid seat selection fees by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
Air India and American Airlines have round-trip flights from New York/Newark (EWR/JFK) to New Delhi (DEL) for $625-$645, NONSTOP. Flights October, November, January, February, and March. Extended weekends available.
Note: Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for about $611. 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.
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.
United and JetBlue have round-trip flights from New York/Newark (EWR/JFK) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) for $308-$324, NONSTOP. Flights May to September. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
JetBlue’s “Basic” fares only allow a small personal item (17 x 13 x 8 inches), like a Jansport SuperBreak backpack without a fee. A regular sized carry-on bag will incur a bag fee. To avoid bag fees, consider using the JetBlue Plus credit-card for the free checked-bag perk.
United’s “Basic Economy” fares do not allow for a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small laptop bag) is free. Seats are randomly assigned for free prior to boarding. If you have the United Explorer credit-card, use the “free checked bag” perk.
The personal item size on United is smaller (9 x 10 x 17 inches) than Frontier or Spirit (8 x 13 x 18 inches).
JetBlue has round-trip flights from Newark/New York (EWR) to Aruba (AUA) for $298, NONSTOP. Flights May, June, September, November, December, January, and February. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Origin/Destination reversible.
JetBlue and United have round-trip flights from Newark/New York (EWR) to Sint Maarten (SXM) for $298-$308, NONSTOP. Flights May, June, August, September, October, December, January, February, and March. Very few weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
JetBlue’s and United’s “Basic” fares only allow a small personal item (17 x 13 x 8 inches), like a Jansport SuperBreak backpack without a fee. A regular sized carry-on bag will incur a bag fee.
JetBlue and American Airlines have round-trip flights from New York (JFK) to Punta Cana, Turks & Caicos Islands (PUJ) for $308-$343, NONSTOP. Flights May, June, August, September, October, November, December, January, February, and March. Extended weekends available. 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.
JetBlue’s “Basic” fares only allow a small personal item (17 x 13 x 8 inches), like a Jansport SuperBreak backpack without a fee. A regular sized carry-on bag will incur a bag fee. To avoid bag fees, consider using the JetBlue Plus credit-card for the free checked-bag perk.
Air Canada, United, and Swiss have round-trip flights from Newark/New York (EWR) to Dubai (DXB) for $574-$578 with a connection. Flights August to March. Extended weekends available.
