The Shorthaul – American / Virgin America – $198: Dallas – Los Angeles (and vice versa). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

Posted on May 22, 2014

Thanks to Virgin America for this fare! American has better availability.

What is The Shorthaul? It is our irregular feature of deals under $200 and 3,000 miles roundtrip.

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Hollywood sign, Los Angeles, California. Photo: Mot the barber, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Hollywood sign, Los Angeles, California. Photo: Mot the barber, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • Sample with American
  • October 18th – 21st

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel from from October 13th – December 17th for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday departures. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure and by May 23rd

How to Search for Availability:

  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: DFW
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: aa
    • Destination:  LAX
    • Return Advanced Routing Code: aa
    • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
    • (For Virgin America availability, replace aa with vx on the Advanced Routing Code fields and replace DFW with DAL on the Departing field:. Virgin America is moving all its Dallas operations from DFW to Dallas – Love Field)
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Length of stay “0-7” (the max date range is 7 days. So 0-7, 5-12, 7-14 etc)
  • Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
  • How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Fare Class:

  • American: Q
  • Virgin America: N

Routing:

  • DFW – LAX (Los Angeles) – DFW

Mileage:

  • 2,476 miles

How to Book:

  • Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure to select “Additional Search Options” and then “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select American or Virgin America
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