The Cheap Flights Weekly Roundup

Sales and discounts on various carriers such as Horizon Air and United Airlines have been announced over the past week. A number of new routes have started operating, including a daily nonstop flight between JFK and Lyon. Meanwhile, some airports around the country are making changes.

Airline Sales and Deals

Make for Mammoth - Horizon Air's savings LAX-Mammoth flights cost $79 one way, excluding taxes and fees Sundays through Wednesdays. The discount also applies on flights departing from Mammoth to LAX Tuesdays through Friday.

Frontier Airlines' sale, airfares from $56ew Frontier Airlines has announced a sale on flights between Denver and U.S. cities, Canada, and Mexico, from $56 each way (based on a round-trip purchase) plus taxes and surcharges.

Canadian sunrise - United's summer sale United Airlines is offering discount airfares as low as $116 (plus taxes and surcharges) for travel between the U.S. and Canada. Travel by September 30.

AirTran's seventh day deals, fly from $94ew AirTran Airways has tickets for travel through November 12. Book and buy no later than Tuesday, July 29.

New Service

JetBlue adds flights from Richmond to Orlando A new daily nonstop service between Richmond International Airport and Orlando, begins November 2. Fares for travel between two cities, inclusive of unlimited free snacks, start at $89 (without taxes and surcharges) each way for travel through December 15.

Delta Air Lines starts nonstop JFK-Lyon flights Delta Air Lines has started a new service from JFK to Saint-Exupery International Airport (LYS) in France.

LAN announces new Toronto-Santiago flights Chilean carrier LAN will introduce flights from Toronto to the Chilean capital via New York on September 3.

Hawaii needs some lift - here comes Alaska Alaska Airlines has launched a nonstop service between Seattle Tacoma and Maui.

This week's airport news…

Name change for Birmingham Airport The Birmingham Airport Authority has voted to change the name of Birmingham International Airport to Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport after civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth.

The Paradies Shops to open at Indiana Airport The Paradies Shops has been awarded a ten-year contract to bring exclusive retail stores to Indianapolis International Airport (IND) this year.

New security system at Washington airports The Transportation Security Administration has upgraded the security checkpoints at all three major airports in the Washington D.C. area.

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