MAXJET CUTS FARES AGAIN Aggressively pursuing the small discount niche in lucrative trans-Atlantic travel, the start-up airline MAXjet has announced a fare sale on its New York-to-London York-to-London York-to-Londonaxes and fees included, $500 less than its lowest routeat fare on that route.
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George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com, which scours the Web for airfare bargains, noted a recent discount — flights to Korea and Japan on American Airlines for $700 round trip, including tax.
A limited number of seats are being sold for just $2 round trip plus tax with the purchase of a three-night stay at participating resorts including Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach and Grand Lucayan.
And there are deals on flights to St. Croix beginning at $341 round trip, including taxes (that's up to $250 off regular prices).
Prem-plus fares start at $1,650 round trip, including taxes and fees, through July 4 and then will rise to $2,256.
Earlier this month, Air France was offering flights from New York to Zurich with a stop in Paris for $483 round trip, including taxes, on nearly every day in July, for example.
EUROPEAN FLIGHTS -- Sunny Land Tours, in Hackensack, N.J., has Web-only fares to Paris and Amsterdam for $459 round trip, including taxes and fees, through May 31, from Kennedy or Newark Liberty.
SEARCH FOR UPPER CLASS SALES Several major airlines have been running business-class sales to Europe over the holidays, when business travel can dry up, with prices as low as $1,320 round trip (before taxes and fees) from New York to Brussels, $1,470 from Boston to Frankfurt and $1,648 round trip from Chicago to London on Lufthansa and other carriers.
