Virgin America's includes travel to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. American, Continental, Midwest, US Airways, and others compete. Book fares by Monday, January 18 for travel through mid-March.
Spirit's latest promotion is offering sale fares to domestic, Caribbean, and Latin American destinations including Orlando; Santiago, Dominican Republic; and Guatemala City, among others. Book fares by Wednesday, January 13.
Spanning several world regions including Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and South America, Delta's latest sale starts at $278 round-trip. Fly to familiar cities like Paris and Tokyo, or more obscure destinations such as Guayaquil and Oranjestad.
Delta is offering a systemwide sale for travel to many domestic destinations including Boston, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York City through mid-March. AirTran, JetBlue, Northwest, United, and US Airways are matching or beating all routes.
Through Thursday, low-cost king Southwest has placed more than 1,100 routes on sale for travel from late February through spring. Competing carriers American, US Airways, Delta, and Northwest bring the heat with savings of up to 35 percent.