United has been attacking American / US Airways fares this week to Mexico. American is finally returning the favor out of:
- Newark [EWR]
- Chicago [ORD]
- San Francisco [SFO]
- Denver [DEN]
- Houston [IAH]
- Cleveland [CLE]
Available destinations are:
- Cancun [CUN]
- Puerto Vallarta [PVR]
- Cabo San Lucas [SJD]
Update 6/26/2015 @ 5:15PM Eastern – gone from Chicago. We are still seeing availability from the rest of the listed cities.
Update 6/26/2015 @ 8:30PM Eastern – price drop. Under $200 for Cancun and Puerto Vallarta. About $205 for Cabo San Lucas. CHEAP!
Update 6/27/2015 @ 7:20PM Eastern – there does not seem to be an itineraries left without overnight connections.
H/T: Benny
Sample Travel Date:
- Sample from Newark to Cancun on US Airways
- September 12th – 16th
Fare Availability:
- Valid for travel on from late August – February, 2016. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure.
- Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.
How to Search for Availability:
- Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
- Departing from: EWR
- Outbound Advanced Routing Code: us us
- Destination: CUN
- Return Advanced Routing Code: us us
- (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
- (For availability from other cities, replace PHL with airport code listed above on the Departing from: field)
- (For availability to Cabo or Puerto Vallarta, replace CUN with SJD or PVR respectively on the Destination: field)
- (For American availability, replace us us with aa aa on the Advanced Routing Code fields)
- Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
- Length of stay “3-10” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
- You cannot buy tickets using ITA. To buy, follow our instructions below.
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- How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage
Fare Class:
- Q
Routing:
- EWR – DFW (Dallas) – CUN (Cancun) – DFW – EWR
Stopover:
- One permitted at the International Gateway
- How to Take Advantage of a Stopover
Mileage:
- Miles Flown: 4,796 miles or 4.4 cents per mile
- Elite Qualifying Miles: 4,796 miles
- Base Redeemable Miles: 4,796 miles
How to Book:
- Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you enter “US Airways” or “American” on the Airline textbox in the Advanced Flight Options section. Select Multi-Destination and enter each segment and dates individually for this to price.
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Background Information:
- Visa: US Citizens – not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
- Currency: Mexican Peso (MXN) – $1USD = 15.54 MXN
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Ugh. Was about to book when I waited about an hour to think about it. Price was doubled by then (SFO–>CUN).
Update: Got it for $190 from January 22-26. Not sure if these dates will work, but worst-case scenario is I’m out $190, I figure. Planning on staying in Tulum. Thanks!
The first rule of flight deal for me….Book/hold now, think over the next 24 hours! I’m glad you got the deal. 🙂
YES! Worked @ 7am EST 6/27/15! I just got tickets for me and 5 friends to fly from SFO > CUN January 24-28 for $189/each. Thanks a ton team. I’ve been following your site forever, and this was the first deal that was perfect.
@Greg – awesome! onward to the next deal.
Thank you! My 3rd deal snagged in a year with you (HK, Costa Rica, Mexico). I had been on the lookout for Cancun/Cozumel for September since April. It’s not the best time to go but given my work schedule, it is! I beat myself up about not having taken advantage of $316 from San Francisco earlier in the year. Yesterday morning, I was pricing out tickets again and scoffing at the $600 price. Then a few hours later, this.
SFO to CUN, Sept 19-26 $209.
Thank you!
@Jen – awesome. have a great trip.