Holy Toledo! Jet America Promises $9 Fares

Want a cheap alternative to flying into and out of Chicago? Check out Lansing Airport, which is only 90 minutes away.

A start-up airline, which is being run by the former founder of the defunct airline Skybus, will be making travel very affordable…if you are willing to fly into lesser known airports and cities. Toledo, Ohio based Jet America is advertising $9 non-stop, one-way tickets between six U.S. cities, starting July 13. Those six cities include:

• Lansing, Michigan via Lansing Airport (60 minutes from Grand Rapids; 90 minutes from Detroit).
• Melbourne, Florida via Melbourne International Airport (Under 90 minutes from Orlando).
• South Bend, Indiana via South Bend Regional Airport (90 minutes from Chicago).
• Newark, N.J. via Liberty International Airport (Under 30 minutes from New York City).
• Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota via Minneapolis International Airport.
• Toledo, Ohio via Toledo Express Airport (60 minutes from Detroit).

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Rumored cities to be joining the Jet America itinerary include Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem; Charleston, West Virginia; Chicago/Rockford, Illinois; Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Florida.

For more information, and to book one of their cheap tickets, head on over to Jet America.

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