Finding the Best Eleventh-Hour Fares for August 2009

August 2009
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We surveyed hundreds of different routes to find the lowest premium cabin fares that require advance notice of seven days or less.

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[["<strong>Route<\/strong>","<strong>Class of Service<\/strong>","<strong>Lowest Short Notice Premium Fare \/ Airline<\/strong>","<strong>Next Lowest Short Notice Premium Fare \/ Airline<\/strong>","<strong>Savings<\/strong>"],["Dallas - New York","First","$1,008 \/ US Airways ","$2,014 \/ American ","$1,006 \/ 50%"],["Dallas - San Juan, Puerto Rico ","Business","$688 \/ Continental","$1,024 \/ American ","$336 \/ 33%"],["Detroit - Stockholm","Business","$2,382 \/ US Airways ","$3,380 \/ Lufthansa, United ","$998 \/ 30%"],["Los Angeles - Bangkok or Hong Kong","Business","$2,873 \/ Asiana Airlines ","$5,500 \/ Cathay Pacfic ","$2,627 \/ 48%"],["Los Angeles - Nadi, Fiji ","Business","$2,005 \/ Air Pacific ","$3,779 \/ Air New Zealand ","$1,774 \/ 47%"],["New York - Acapulco","Business","$774 \/ Mexicana","$1,144 \/ Delta ","$370 \/ 32%"],["New York - Athens","Business","$2,350 \/ Olympic, Scandinavian ","$5,616 \/ Delta ","$3,266 \/ 58%"],["New York - Copenhagen","Business","$1,590 \/ Finnair ","$2,300 \/ Continental ","$710 \/ 31%"],["Philadelphia - Brussels","Business","$2,243 \/ American ","$6,881 \/ US Airways ","$4,638 \/ 67%"],["Seattle - Orlando","First","$998 \/ Continental","$1,350 \/ Delta ","$352 \/ 26%"]]
<small><em>Base fares; taxes and fees not included.</em></small>