American / United / Delta / jetBlue / Virgin America – $296: New York – Los Angeles (and vice versa). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

A good sale for nonstop service between New York and Los Angeles. Last month, the sale was valid for travel until April 29th. Now, they all have extend the valid travel period until May 17th. That’s about the extend of cheap fares. There will unlikely be sales for travel between mid-May and September.

Santa Monica Pier - Photo: Pedro Szekely via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Santa Monica Pier – Photo: Pedro Szekely via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • Sample with American
  • April 23rd – 26th

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel from early April – May 17th. Must purchase at least 10 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: JFK
    • 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 Delta availability, replace ua with dl on the Advanced Routing Code fields)
    • (For United availability, replace aa with ua on the Advanced Routing Code fields)
    • (For jetBlue availability, replace aa with b6 on the Advanced Routing Code fields)
    • (For Virgin America availability, replace aa with vx on the Advanced Routing Code fields)
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Length of stay “0-7” (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
  • Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
  • How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Fare Class:

  • Delta: V
  • United: G
  • American: O
  • jetBlue: S
  • Virgin America: N

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

  • $249.30

Routing:

  • JFK – LAX (Los Angeles) – JFK

Mileage:

  • 4,922 miles or 6.0 cents per mile.

How to Book:

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

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Comments (2)

  • Alex 10 years ago Reply

    I’m seeing $308, but not $296. Am I missing a step?

    FYI, you should *not* put AA into the routing codes to get the best prices

    The Flight Deal 10 years ago Reply

    @Alex – could be your dates. still seeing $296 for all carriers searching by each carrier.

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