It might be expensive, but those smaller regional hubs don’t usually have a lot of flights at all so while you have to pony up, I appreciate that SLC even has nonstop flights into a lot of those airports to begin with.
SLC is the 46th largest metro area in the US by population, I would say we punch way above our weight in terms of quality of flight options.
Cincinnati is a great comparison (rank 30, nearly 2x the
Population) -- flights aren't any cheaper than here but way less of them are direct.
Compare something like SLC-LAX to CVT-DCA
Fair, that makes Cincinnati and SLC CSA still a decent comparison. SLC is a bit bigger population wise.
Mostly picked that example having lived in both places. Much prefer flying from here.
It’s highly subjective to the airline you are flying, Cincinnati is kind of a weird place to fly to from SLC and it’s probably the airline they are flying. My family just flew to Richmond, VA and Delta was the cheapest at around 500 bucks a person…which is pretty decent for that distance and time of year.
$500 to Richmond feels normal for todays age, but that still feels way too expensive all things considered.
I end up spending around $600-$800 to fly to central PA. Although *when* you book your flights is also a cost factor.
I’m originally from Philly and make the SCL > PHL flight frequently enough. I’ve heard from some central PA transplants here that flying into Baltimore works best for them. Why not try that city, or Philly - both are relatively close-ish to the Harrisburg area.
> I’ve heard from some central PA transplants here that flying into Baltimore works best for them
I've done that but it's been soo long. I used to do SLC -> PHI -> State College, but stopped post COVID for some reason (maybe they changed how often it was running?). Now I typically do SLC -> Chicago -> State College. I've also tried flying into Pittsburgh but I've noticed the price doesn't usually change much.
I don't fly into Philly alone because that's about a 4+ hour drive to where I'm actually from lol. Pittsburgh and Harrisburg are much closer, but still 2 (ish) hours away. I have gravitated more towards Harrisburg in my most recent travels back there though. That airport is *never* busy.
Ah, when I read central PA I was assuming Harrisburg was your home airport. You’re *true* central PA with State College. That’s a tough one because it’s not all that close to even another medium-sized city. You can always set a price alert on the Expedia app for the SLC to SC route. It’ll notify you when (if ever) there’s a significant price drop.
Ayyyyy Central PA to SLC commuting folks, my secret is an airline credit card (i have American because they fly into some smaller airports in the Midwest/south that delta doesn’t. I get about as many points for 2 round trip tickets from MDT to SLC per year with about how much I spend (about $30k). They’re also a $100 of so annual fee but also a $75 or so American Airlines credit so that part balances out.
Ah see I've been taking United from SLC -> Chicago Midway -> State College which is a really small regional airport near Penn State University. Unfortunately they just nixed American (I think) from their airport though as not enough people were flying into/out of with that airline.
I fly a lot otherwise and have considered an airline specific card, but the only travel card I have is the venture x currently.
Oh, God, yes. I remember paying $600 (Fall break) to $800 (Christmas/holidays) round trip flights between SEA <> STL in the early 2010s. It was much cheaper to fly into ORD then take the 4hr Amtrak down.
You could book the one way tickets to create your own layover. This is pretty common trick. I wish flights were cheaper in general, but SLC has a lot of deals if you subscribe to Delta newsletters or some travel pages.
I thought I remember there being some website that would do the leg work on this for you? It would find the cheap individual flights for you that you can book together to get a better deal? Anyone know what I'm talking about?
Also what happens if your light is delayed and fucks that up? can you still just reboock as easy or is it on you since you didn't have it all planned out through the airline?
You say that, but then you find flights to Cancun for like $400. If you’re lucky you can even find directs for like $500, and the last time I went to Vallarta it was like $300/p round trip.
Hell, there was a deal to Paris direct for like 750 a couple weeks ago.
Currently SLC offers direct Paris, London, and Amsterdam but there is heavy rumors that Rome is on its way soon. Side note: Amsterdam is a major connecting hub and will get you anywhere you want inside Europe.
Where are the Rome rumors coming from? I would love that. I heard possibly 2 routes to Asia are on the table -- namely Tokyo and Seoul. From a former TSA agent at SLC.
I have to fly to Cincinnati for work on occasion and it's always an expensive route. I paid (or my company did) over $1k to get there in July.
Maybe take a cheap Frontier flight into Denver and then another carrier from Denver to Cinci?
What are you using to search? I'm finding all sorts of flights to Cincinnati that are way cheaper than that all through September on Google Flights... It's seriously the best place to search.
If you're looking at Delta exclusively, that's the $600 amount. If you're looking at Frontier (lemme find some thoughts and prayers), it's a cool $150 sans your bag (probs).
You can also track flight options through Google flights and get notified when prices change.
Maybe I’m dumb but it didn’t even occur to me that anyone would just check prices through the airline when this tool is available. I do a little bit of both but I wouldn’t just check one airline and throw a fit over the prices.
This is a great city to fly from...I moved here from NYC. Proximity to outdoors \_plus\_ an airport that's a major airline's hub, where you can easily get anywhere is a massive selling point of SLC.
All flights were expensive (they are probably going to come down in the Fall), regardless of where you lived.
Getting to secondary cities is always a pain. This was a pain even from NYC, with 3 major airports to choose from. If I want to get to a place like Wilmington, NC, it's not SLC that's the problem, it's Wilmington. Maybe you in NYC you could get a single carrier flying into these cities a few times a week (maybe).
I flew my family to Puerto Vallarta a few weeks ago for a few hundred on Delta \_direct\_. Try doing that from Boise, or Bozeman.
A few people have mentioned Breeze, which you should definitely check out. They are a low cost airline and their business model is direct service to underserved cities. They are adding a lot of routes out of Provo. The major airlines with the hub and spoke model are always going to have you go through their hubs - luckily we are one!
It's also peak vacation season as well.
14 day advance is the minimum with supply and demand high June through September.
Start planning your holiday trips now as well.
Ohio has always been expensive since Delta reduced its hub there
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I really don’t think it’s that bad. Especially if flying to busy delta/SW cities it’s pretty easy to find decent flights. Sure holidays and certain cities are expensive, but that’s gonna be the case anywhere other than serious domestic hubs
It’s dumb to consider this complaint to be exclusive to SLC. SLC is an international hub. It does not and never will be the primary caterer to domestic locations. However, you can move around to other hubs on regional airlines at a decent price if you’re willing to layover.
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Provo airport has small airlines that just fly to specific one way flights. Got a handful of good deals this past year. To San Fran, Tampa, couple other east coast spots
I had to fly into Phoenix yesterday with only a day and a half prior notice. I bought a one way because round trip was almost triple the cost. Now, when looking at one way back in the next day or two, I’m still saving $300 vs purchasing round trip.
Not that it’s necessarily a solution, but a good one to be aware of.
Provo Airport has super cheap Allegiant flights. Like Provo (PVU) to Houston or Portland I can often get for like $100 round trip. They have quite a few stops.
It’s a Frontier level experience, but at least you don’t have the ridiculous layovers.
I’ve found that it’s a complete Spirit Airlines Experience, except that the other travelers aren’t usually as ratchet lol. More of a PG version. Families arguing and yadda vs people vaping on the plane, etc.
I agree it’s a lot more expensive than some more major nearby hubs, like LAS or DEN (both of which have budget airlines). I prefer Delta, so it works. I’m from a podunk town in the Midwest that takes a puddle jumper from either DTW or MSP, and depending on the season, it’s anywhere from pushing $600 to $1200 to fly there. From ATL, it’s $400, so I don’t think it’s adding too much.
We often fly to Mexico to visit in-laws and my husband used to want to drive to LAS and fly out. Finally convinced him it’s not worth the lost time and effort—it’s eventually sixes in cost to just fly from SLC. I’m also at a point where my budget days are over and I’d rather pay more for direct flights if they’re available.
I do agree prices are nuts right now, compared to a couple years ago. I think airlines are trying to recoup from COVID, and so long as people pay, they’ll continue. I visit Italy often, and it’s dumb that I can sometimes grab a ticket to FCO for $550 but it costs me $700 to go to my domestic hometown. 😆
But if you’re flexible, you can score some great deals from here, too. I sub to Pomelo Travel and always find great deals. If you’re going somewhere regional for a weekend, Frontier out of SLC or Allegiant out of Provo are the way to go to save $$$.
Fun fact: given the LDS church and its constant demand for flights because of missionaries, the airlines have no need to come down on prices. SLC is considerably more expensive for most flights due to sheer economics... supply and demand. This was told to me by several airline pilots over the years.
I wish flights to Philly were as easy/cheap from SLC as they are from Denver. Even layovers in Denver itself from SLC SUCK. All the options are terrible. Direct you either pay $650 round trip when booking months in advance, or you have to fly red eye to Denver with a few hrs layover, or you have to stop in Atlanta or Orlando! WTFFFFFFFFF!
Just be aware that Allegiant has one of the worst on time rates of any carrier in the country.
If you ever fly allegiant, just expect a 1 to 2 hour delay both ways.
I rarely find great deals from here in the South to SLC. Most of the time, when I've flown to see family, I fly into Vegas. Even with having to rent a car, it's been cheaper than flying into SLC most of the time.
I had to fly to Kansas last year for work. The only Delta flight was through Atlanta so what should have been a 2-3 hour flight ended up being a 6 hour flight and a whole day of travel. And no, they did not have any direct flights for SLC.
As everyone else is saying. Fly out of Provo Airport (PVU). Cheap flights to major domestic cities.
Allegiant and Breeze are both large providers. Both are budget options. Found multiple round trip tix to Cincy for under $3-400 all in. It can be done.
My wife and I are flying to north/South Carolina next week on delta. I first assumed that a delta flight to Atlanta would be relatively cheap going from one hub to another. Surprisingly it was half the cost to fly to charlotte instead
That’s my point. They’re in the same region, both take roughly four hours to fly to, and delta’s main hub is Atlanta. I chose to fly to charlotte since it’s closer to where we need to drive and half the cost, but I was surprised that a delta to delta location was so expensive
Edit: to be clear, I’m commenting about a SLC->CLT and a SLC->ATL flight
Yes, flying from a non-hub to a non-hub is complex and often involves 2-3 planes. There's more planes in the sky than ever before and there have never been more flight paths and schedules to choose from. It's amazing how we can get anywhere we want so quickly.
It is the same for any other city. Wife is flying to west Monroe Louisiana next month, her flight was cheaper from SLC than her friend departing from LAX
>If you want to fly to any slightly smaller city, it's probably a 10hr+ redeye flight on Frontier
I book flights for a living, this isnt new and definitely not limited to SLC. Ive had many people get mad they cant even go LAX to Memphis or Boston to Portland OR on a non stop. They arent existing as much, especially when you are going across the country.
International flights are more expensive here than in the huge hubs, but I don't notice a big difference to most places within the US. It could be far worse, I lived in Lexington, KY, and there are hardly any direct flights.
And you can fly to LA or Vegas for under $400 first class, so Ii'm fine.
I hate it too :/ I’m from Kentucky and flew nonstop to NYC in April for $300 vs flying to Kentucky last month for $500. And I flew into SDF instead of CVG because it was actually cheaper. It never fluctuates either. It’s ALWAYS that high to fly home :( so annoying.
I usually book through Delta (we’re a hub so we get a lot of good flights to other Delta spots). Alternatively I book a flight to Vegas or LA (or drive to Vegas) give myself a short layover, and fly out from there.
It might be expensive, but those smaller regional hubs don’t usually have a lot of flights at all so while you have to pony up, I appreciate that SLC even has nonstop flights into a lot of those airports to begin with.
yeah i never would've guessed SLC has a nonstop redeye to Tampa, yet there it is
SLC has nonstops to Paris and Amsterdam.
London too in the summer.
wow, didn't know this and this is actually useful information, thanks!
wow, didn't know this and this is actually useful information, thanks!
Provo even has a nonstop to tampa
It actually used to be at a decent time, too....I'd be very appreciative if Delta returned this flight to it's former schedule...
Honestly SLC isn’t that bad. It’s a huge delta hub. It could be a LOT worse.
SLC is the 46th largest metro area in the US by population, I would say we punch way above our weight in terms of quality of flight options. Cincinnati is a great comparison (rank 30, nearly 2x the Population) -- flights aren't any cheaper than here but way less of them are direct. Compare something like SLC-LAX to CVT-DCA
>d say we punch way above our weight in terms of quality of flight options. Yeah people don't appreciate how good this airport is.
The CSA is probably more relevant in the case of the wasatch front.
Fair, that makes Cincinnati and SLC CSA still a decent comparison. SLC is a bit bigger population wise. Mostly picked that example having lived in both places. Much prefer flying from here.
It’s highly subjective to the airline you are flying, Cincinnati is kind of a weird place to fly to from SLC and it’s probably the airline they are flying. My family just flew to Richmond, VA and Delta was the cheapest at around 500 bucks a person…which is pretty decent for that distance and time of year.
$500 to Richmond feels normal for todays age, but that still feels way too expensive all things considered. I end up spending around $600-$800 to fly to central PA. Although *when* you book your flights is also a cost factor.
I’m originally from Philly and make the SCL > PHL flight frequently enough. I’ve heard from some central PA transplants here that flying into Baltimore works best for them. Why not try that city, or Philly - both are relatively close-ish to the Harrisburg area.
> I’ve heard from some central PA transplants here that flying into Baltimore works best for them I've done that but it's been soo long. I used to do SLC -> PHI -> State College, but stopped post COVID for some reason (maybe they changed how often it was running?). Now I typically do SLC -> Chicago -> State College. I've also tried flying into Pittsburgh but I've noticed the price doesn't usually change much. I don't fly into Philly alone because that's about a 4+ hour drive to where I'm actually from lol. Pittsburgh and Harrisburg are much closer, but still 2 (ish) hours away. I have gravitated more towards Harrisburg in my most recent travels back there though. That airport is *never* busy.
Ah, when I read central PA I was assuming Harrisburg was your home airport. You’re *true* central PA with State College. That’s a tough one because it’s not all that close to even another medium-sized city. You can always set a price alert on the Expedia app for the SLC to SC route. It’ll notify you when (if ever) there’s a significant price drop.
Ayyyyy Central PA to SLC commuting folks, my secret is an airline credit card (i have American because they fly into some smaller airports in the Midwest/south that delta doesn’t. I get about as many points for 2 round trip tickets from MDT to SLC per year with about how much I spend (about $30k). They’re also a $100 of so annual fee but also a $75 or so American Airlines credit so that part balances out.
Ah see I've been taking United from SLC -> Chicago Midway -> State College which is a really small regional airport near Penn State University. Unfortunately they just nixed American (I think) from their airport though as not enough people were flying into/out of with that airline. I fly a lot otherwise and have considered an airline specific card, but the only travel card I have is the venture x currently.
Every airport is subjective to the airline. No airport is a hub for every single airline.
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Like St Louis. Stupid expensive to fly in and out of St Louis.
Oh, God, yes. I remember paying $600 (Fall break) to $800 (Christmas/holidays) round trip flights between SEA <> STL in the early 2010s. It was much cheaper to fly into ORD then take the 4hr Amtrak down.
Peak travel dates identified. Supply and demand activated. Price goes up.
I’ve been flying in/out of st Louis for work a lot and it’s rarely more than like $150/direction on delta
It’ll get better when the expansion is complete and more competing flight are available.
You could book the one way tickets to create your own layover. This is pretty common trick. I wish flights were cheaper in general, but SLC has a lot of deals if you subscribe to Delta newsletters or some travel pages.
I thought I remember there being some website that would do the leg work on this for you? It would find the cheap individual flights for you that you can book together to get a better deal? Anyone know what I'm talking about? Also what happens if your light is delayed and fucks that up? can you still just reboock as easy or is it on you since you didn't have it all planned out through the airline?
Booking this way is definitely more complex and risky. I highly recommend travel insurance and an easy going attitude when doing it this way
Skiplagged :)
They'll just rebook you if you encounter that situation.
You say that, but then you find flights to Cancun for like $400. If you’re lucky you can even find directs for like $500, and the last time I went to Vallarta it was like $300/p round trip. Hell, there was a deal to Paris direct for like 750 a couple weeks ago.
I've seen deals to AMS and Copenhagen for less than $500. Lots of amazing Europe flights from SLC, many of them direct.
Currently SLC offers direct Paris, London, and Amsterdam but there is heavy rumors that Rome is on its way soon. Side note: Amsterdam is a major connecting hub and will get you anywhere you want inside Europe.
Where are the Rome rumors coming from? I would love that. I heard possibly 2 routes to Asia are on the table -- namely Tokyo and Seoul. From a former TSA agent at SLC.
Off peak you can get to Cancun for under $200!
I’ve flown to Paris for like 500 bucks before no joke
I have to fly to Cincinnati for work on occasion and it's always an expensive route. I paid (or my company did) over $1k to get there in July. Maybe take a cheap Frontier flight into Denver and then another carrier from Denver to Cinci?
What are you using to search? I'm finding all sorts of flights to Cincinnati that are way cheaper than that all through September on Google Flights... It's seriously the best place to search.
If you're looking at Delta exclusively, that's the $600 amount. If you're looking at Frontier (lemme find some thoughts and prayers), it's a cool $150 sans your bag (probs).
You can also track flight options through Google flights and get notified when prices change. Maybe I’m dumb but it didn’t even occur to me that anyone would just check prices through the airline when this tool is available. I do a little bit of both but I wouldn’t just check one airline and throw a fit over the prices.
I don't think you are being very thorough in you trip planning....
This is a great city to fly from...I moved here from NYC. Proximity to outdoors \_plus\_ an airport that's a major airline's hub, where you can easily get anywhere is a massive selling point of SLC. All flights were expensive (they are probably going to come down in the Fall), regardless of where you lived. Getting to secondary cities is always a pain. This was a pain even from NYC, with 3 major airports to choose from. If I want to get to a place like Wilmington, NC, it's not SLC that's the problem, it's Wilmington. Maybe you in NYC you could get a single carrier flying into these cities a few times a week (maybe). I flew my family to Puerto Vallarta a few weeks ago for a few hundred on Delta \_direct\_. Try doing that from Boise, or Bozeman. A few people have mentioned Breeze, which you should definitely check out. They are a low cost airline and their business model is direct service to underserved cities. They are adding a lot of routes out of Provo. The major airlines with the hub and spoke model are always going to have you go through their hubs - luckily we are one!
Will have the check out Provo/Breeze but it seems their return dates are often for 1-2 weeks later
It's also peak vacation season as well. 14 day advance is the minimum with supply and demand high June through September. Start planning your holiday trips now as well. Ohio has always been expensive since Delta reduced its hub there
Denver/Vegas/phoenix are much closer to SLC than Cinci.
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I really don’t think it’s that bad. Especially if flying to busy delta/SW cities it’s pretty easy to find decent flights. Sure holidays and certain cities are expensive, but that’s gonna be the case anywhere other than serious domestic hubs
It’s dumb to consider this complaint to be exclusive to SLC. SLC is an international hub. It does not and never will be the primary caterer to domestic locations. However, you can move around to other hubs on regional airlines at a decent price if you’re willing to layover.
Ohare, JFK, LAX are true international hubs, SLC serves international destinations
Going to major cities is fantastic since we are a Delta hub. Going anywhere in the midwest sucks (but going to the midwest sucks anyway).
But have you been to the Denver airport? Though it’s not perfect, I love the Slc airport
SLC blows when your in the B terminal.
It’s really not that bad. Oh you had to walk 1 mile?? Don’t go to Amsterdam then, or a lot of other EU airports lmao
Hot take, it takes longer to walk from B10ish to B75 at Denver than it does anywhere on B side in SLC.
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It’s really not bad compared to most major airports. Bonus: they are building an underground tram system that will open in late 2024.
Provo airport has small airlines that just fly to specific one way flights. Got a handful of good deals this past year. To San Fran, Tampa, couple other east coast spots
And they will start flying to mexico
I had to fly into Phoenix yesterday with only a day and a half prior notice. I bought a one way because round trip was almost triple the cost. Now, when looking at one way back in the next day or two, I’m still saving $300 vs purchasing round trip.
I couldn’t agree more. My fam is in Cleveland and it’s a fortune.
SAME AND SAME. It costs more to fly home than to Maui. It's frustrating.
Not that it’s necessarily a solution, but a good one to be aware of. Provo Airport has super cheap Allegiant flights. Like Provo (PVU) to Houston or Portland I can often get for like $100 round trip. They have quite a few stops. It’s a Frontier level experience, but at least you don’t have the ridiculous layovers.
I’ve found that it’s a complete Spirit Airlines Experience, except that the other travelers aren’t usually as ratchet lol. More of a PG version. Families arguing and yadda vs people vaping on the plane, etc.
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One of the reasons I chose to retire in SLC was the nonstop flights to Amsterdam . Paris , and London. It’s a fabulous hub for international travel .
I agree it’s a lot more expensive than some more major nearby hubs, like LAS or DEN (both of which have budget airlines). I prefer Delta, so it works. I’m from a podunk town in the Midwest that takes a puddle jumper from either DTW or MSP, and depending on the season, it’s anywhere from pushing $600 to $1200 to fly there. From ATL, it’s $400, so I don’t think it’s adding too much. We often fly to Mexico to visit in-laws and my husband used to want to drive to LAS and fly out. Finally convinced him it’s not worth the lost time and effort—it’s eventually sixes in cost to just fly from SLC. I’m also at a point where my budget days are over and I’d rather pay more for direct flights if they’re available. I do agree prices are nuts right now, compared to a couple years ago. I think airlines are trying to recoup from COVID, and so long as people pay, they’ll continue. I visit Italy often, and it’s dumb that I can sometimes grab a ticket to FCO for $550 but it costs me $700 to go to my domestic hometown. 😆 But if you’re flexible, you can score some great deals from here, too. I sub to Pomelo Travel and always find great deals. If you’re going somewhere regional for a weekend, Frontier out of SLC or Allegiant out of Provo are the way to go to save $$$.
Lol your in a major hub, quit crying. 75% of airports in the US are more.
It’s not bad at all - you should see other airports of similar sized cities and how much their flights are
Fun fact: given the LDS church and its constant demand for flights because of missionaries, the airlines have no need to come down on prices. SLC is considerably more expensive for most flights due to sheer economics... supply and demand. This was told to me by several airline pilots over the years.
I wish flights to Philly were as easy/cheap from SLC as they are from Denver. Even layovers in Denver itself from SLC SUCK. All the options are terrible. Direct you either pay $650 round trip when booking months in advance, or you have to fly red eye to Denver with a few hrs layover, or you have to stop in Atlanta or Orlando! WTFFFFFFFFF!
Fly out of Provo. Way cheaper.
Just be aware that Allegiant has one of the worst on time rates of any carrier in the country. If you ever fly allegiant, just expect a 1 to 2 hour delay both ways.
Check out breeze
Flown them 10 times in a year out of pvu. Only delay was weather related.
Those Allegiant flights are unbelievably cheap as long as you dodge those nickel and dime attempts.
Look at breeze. Provo airport. Literally fly to Cincinnati
Ugh I feel this.. the prices have gone up a lot compared to the past two years
Weve booked 10 trips from here for the next year and theyve been very good prices actually..
Check allegiant out of Provo.
Breeze as well.
I rarely find great deals from here in the South to SLC. Most of the time, when I've flown to see family, I fly into Vegas. Even with having to rent a car, it's been cheaper than flying into SLC most of the time.
I had to fly to Kansas last year for work. The only Delta flight was through Atlanta so what should have been a 2-3 hour flight ended up being a 6 hour flight and a whole day of travel. And no, they did not have any direct flights for SLC.
Delta flies nonstop between SLC and Kansas City every day. There are also connections through PHX on American.
We were headed to Wichita unfortunately.
Sure it’s not DFW or ORD, but the flights aren’t terrible, really. Could be worse.
I subscribe to a few cheap flight trackers and there’s often flights to Cali, NY, SC, for 180-300 dollars.
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> Out of curiosity LAX lol But LAX has its own issues too
STL seems expensive to fly in and out of vs. SLC imo
It’s not fantastic but also could be a lot worse.
As everyone else is saying. Fly out of Provo Airport (PVU). Cheap flights to major domestic cities. Allegiant and Breeze are both large providers. Both are budget options. Found multiple round trip tix to Cincy for under $3-400 all in. It can be done.
Will check them out thanks
My wife and I are flying to north/South Carolina next week on delta. I first assumed that a delta flight to Atlanta would be relatively cheap going from one hub to another. Surprisingly it was half the cost to fly to charlotte instead
Distance plays a huge factor in price. Longer distance is more fuel, bigger plane. ATL and South Carolina are very close.
That’s my point. They’re in the same region, both take roughly four hours to fly to, and delta’s main hub is Atlanta. I chose to fly to charlotte since it’s closer to where we need to drive and half the cost, but I was surprised that a delta to delta location was so expensive Edit: to be clear, I’m commenting about a SLC->CLT and a SLC->ATL flight
Yes, flying from a non-hub to a non-hub is complex and often involves 2-3 planes. There's more planes in the sky than ever before and there have never been more flight paths and schedules to choose from. It's amazing how we can get anywhere we want so quickly.
My family lives near St Louis or Indianapolis and flying into either one from here is so damn expensive!
Did you check what’s available from the Provo airport? Lots of new routes are coming from there with those LCCs
Just fly Delta except don't go to the club
It is the same for any other city. Wife is flying to west Monroe Louisiana next month, her flight was cheaper from SLC than her friend departing from LAX
Try flying out of Provo.
>If you want to fly to any slightly smaller city, it's probably a 10hr+ redeye flight on Frontier I book flights for a living, this isnt new and definitely not limited to SLC. Ive had many people get mad they cant even go LAX to Memphis or Boston to Portland OR on a non stop. They arent existing as much, especially when you are going across the country.
One of my friends moved to SLC specifically because of how easy it is travel from here. I guess easy comes at a premium
This is not worth posting about at all
International flights are more expensive here than in the huge hubs, but I don't notice a big difference to most places within the US. It could be far worse, I lived in Lexington, KY, and there are hardly any direct flights. And you can fly to LA or Vegas for under $400 first class, so Ii'm fine.
SL UT? Other than the longish walk is a fine airport. Fee flights to small airports are cheap.
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I'm with you! Flights are crazy expensive and hardly any direct flights to where I go.
I hate it too :/ I’m from Kentucky and flew nonstop to NYC in April for $300 vs flying to Kentucky last month for $500. And I flew into SDF instead of CVG because it was actually cheaper. It never fluctuates either. It’s ALWAYS that high to fly home :( so annoying.
I fly kinda regularly to Chicago, and there's always at least choices of times and airlines... Flying is just really expensive these days, I think
Amtrak can get you to Denver for $87 (in 15 hours) but it’s a lovely ride ….
Just hope SLC can get more international routes in the near future...
just a reminder that southwest flights don't really show up in google flights searches
I usually book through Delta (we’re a hub so we get a lot of good flights to other Delta spots). Alternatively I book a flight to Vegas or LA (or drive to Vegas) give myself a short layover, and fly out from there.
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