Short Notice Fares: Finding the Best Eleventh-Hour Fares

February 2010
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We surveyed hundreds of routes to find the lowest premium-cabin, round-trip fares that require an advance purchase of three days or less.

Route Class of Service Lowest Short-Notice Premium Fare Airline Next Lowest Short-Notice Premium Fare Airline Savings
Chicago - Barcelona Business $2,587 US Airways $4,214 American $1,627 39%
Detroit - Montego Bay Business $950 Continental $1,470 Delta $520 35%
Los Angeles - Hong Kong Business $2,938 Asiana Airlines $4,988 Cathay Pacific Airways $2,050 41%
Los Angeles - Papeete Business $2,146 Hawaiian Airlines $3,142 Air Tahiti Nui $996 32%
New York - Amsterdam Business $1,803 Aer Lingus $3,378 Continental $1,575 47%
New York - São Paulo Business $3,590 Delta $4,886 American $1,296 27%
New York - Stockholm Business $1,813 Iceland Air $3,378 Continental $1,565 46%
San Francisco - Chicago First $1,408 US Airways $2,182 United $774 35%
San Francisco - San Juan Business $784 Continental $1,708 American $924 54%
Washington - Santiago Business $2,628 Avianca $7,638 Delta $5,010 66%
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