Cheap Flights To Vegas

It’s not just drinking and gambling that people have on their minds on their flights to Vegas.

"At the extreme on Las Vegas flights are the occasional attempts by passengers to engage in frisky business.

Phoenix business traveler Eric Kaldenberg complained to US Airways earlier this year about one couple’s sexual shenanigans, in their first-class seats no less, on a flight he was on from Las Vegas to Phoenix. He said his noise-cancellation headphones didn’t even block the sounds from the row in front of him.

The 38-year-old regional sales manager is a fan of Las Vegas, just not the flights, especially when he’s on a business trip. He steers clear of Friday afternoon and evening flights in either direction.

"It’s definitely a good time, but people need to be responsible, especially when you’re on the plane and in the public like that," he said.

One flight attendant, responding to his recounting of the March incident on a frequent-flier online forum, said, "It doesn’t surprise me that it was on a Las Vegas flight; nothing surprises me on those any more."

Another respondent dubbed flights to Las Vegas a "flying Jerry Springer show.""

More at: azcentral.com

Phoenix is a major source for flights to Las Vegas. Here are some details:

Shuttles to Sin City

There are more daily departures from Phoenix to Las Vegas than to any other city. The route has the second most passengers of any out of Phoenix.

A look at the flights operated by the two major players:
• Southwest. 17 flights, goes to 16 in November as the airline tweaks its schedule.
• US Airways. 13 flights, goes to nine in October as part of seasonal schedule changes and the closure of the airline’s red-eye flight operation out of Las Vegas.

from: azcentral.com

Bad news from US Airways for those of us seeking cheap flights to Vegas. This may just be the beginning of a number of cuts from most airlines due to the massive increase in fuel prices the past few months.

“Effective this fall, US Airways plans to reduce flight capacity between 6 percent and 8 percent compared with 2007. Much of the reductions will come from US Airways’ cutbacks in Las Vegas, where the airline is all but ending night flights. Daily departures will be roughly halved, from 141 last September to 74 by year’s end.”

Full story at www.pittsburghlive.com

This will not be good for the hospitality industry in Las Vegas, particularly the cheap Vegas hotels.

I’ve added a couple of new articles on finding the best cheap flights to Vegas. The subjects are as follows;

Finding low air fares to Las Vegas
How to Find Chep Tickets to Las Vegas

You can click on those links to get to the new pages. Thanks and good luck planning your next Las Vegas weekend or Vegas vacation!

Westjet has announced seasonal flights from Victoria, BC to Las Vegas. These cheap flights to Vegas start September 9, 2008. See more below from canada.com

Victoria International Airport got the news of WestJet’s new, non-stop flights to Vegas loud and clear yesterday. A press conference announcing the service featured Elvis impersonators in rhinestone-studded jump suits who danced through the Victoria terminal to Viva Las Vegas, the Presley theme song to Nevada’s famed Sin City.

The seasonal flights begin Sept. 9 and operate three times weekly on Tuesdays, Thursday and Sundays. Prices start at $129 for one-way tickets, excluding taxes, fees and, a fuel surcharge of $45.

Flights will depart Victoria at 3:30 p.m. and arrive in Vegas at 5:58 p.m. From Vegas, flights will leave at 11 a.m. and arrive in Victoria at 2 p.m.

I’m planning a trip to Las Vegas next January to take in CES2009. It’s the largest consumer electronics trade show in the world. All the latest technology will be on display.

Of course I need to make sure I don’t spend too much on airline tickets so I’ll be researching the best ways to find cheap flights to Vegas between now and the end of the year.  I may include cheap Vegas hotels in my research as I’ll be staying a couple of days. Another option is cheap one way flights. Buying two of those could be cheaper than a normal return ticket.

Anyway, I’ll post my results here so come back and check out what I find. Thanks.