What are the cheapest airlines?

My military fiancé want to come home to surprise his family this weekend. We have been looking up airline prices and they are an arm and a leg. Also he is not allowed to leave until after noon so I need help to get him from Jacksonville North Carolina to Pittsburgh PA as cheap as possible.

Look at Spirit from Myrtle beach. Short notice costs you at least 30% more.

Did you try expedia, hotels.com etc?

Look on a comparison site like SkyScanner

Flights out of Jacksonville are always pricey, not so bad out of Raleigh-Durham but that's a couple hours drive. It might be worth it.

And flying last minute is always more expensive.

Last minute airfare is almost always more expensive than booking far in advance.

Look into options for different airports, sometimes you can save a bundle if you're willing to drive farther instead of flying to and from the most convenient airport for your destination.

Holiday weekend and you expect a BARGAIN. Not how it works.
good luck finding ANY seat.
Look at flights to and from other nearby airports.
Charlotte, or RDU
Do not expect cheap three days before a long weekend.

3 days before a 3-day holiday weekend to plan a flight is NOT the time to look for cheap flights. What you need now is the "cheapest available", and as you found out that is going to be very expensive. Sadly even the "budget" airlines are going to be higher priced as well.

You are going to have to get creative. Such as looking at alternate airports, leaving later and possibly losing a day.

Consider driving. If you'd had planned this a month ago you could find better prices. If you had planned it NOT during a big 3 day weekend you could find better prices. Both those things make it pretty much a no-go on cheap fares.

It's last minute AND a holiday weekend - you aren't going to find cheap fares. That's a double whammy.

Delta and American are the only airlines that fly out of Jacksonville, NC - unless you're willing to consider another airport in that general vicinity, then those are your only options. You might find something better out of Raleigh-Durham.

Depends on the travel agencies it could be different.

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