San Jose, Costa Rica is on sale from the Bay Area! Let’s hope this fare remain on sale for more than a few hours.

It has been frustrating on our end to announce great sales (e.g., Newark to Portland, Newark to San Francisco) only to see them pulled after 2-3 hours. But like all deals, the early takers gets it — to make sure you get our latest deals pretty much in real time, like our Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/theflightdeal), follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/theflightdeal) or subscribe to our RSS feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/theflightdeal).

Sample Date:

• October 6th – October 11th. Availability is good until November 12th, 2011

Routing:

• SFO – MIA (Miami) – SJO (San Jose, Costa Rica) – DFW (Dallas) – SFO

Mileage:

• 6,941 miles or 5.3 cents per mile. 6,941 miles is 1/2 way to an one-way domestic reward ticket. Remember to collect your AA miles, it is the easiest way to future free travel.

Bookable on AA.com. AA.com allows for 24 hour holds — meaning they will hold the fare for 24 hours, so if you are on the fence, go to AA.com, put them on hold and even if the fare increases, AA.com will honor the lower price that you have on hold.

[Update @ 4:15PM – fare expired. It’s now $531.]