Cheap Flights: Dallas / Houston to Panama $290 – Avianca

[02/25/2016 @ 7:27 PM] Open this itinerary on: Priceline, Orbitz, CheapTickets, Travelocity, Expedia, Hotwire, BookingBuddy.
[02/25/2016 @ 10:23 PM] Flights to Bogota with good connection times have been removed. Now they have 5+ hour layovers. We’ve removed Bogota from this post.
[03/01/2016 @ 1:45 PM] Removing from deal list. Fare not available.

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Avianca has round-trip flights from Dallas (DFW) or Houston (IAH) to Panama (PTY) or Bogota (BOG) for $290, with one or two connections. Flights March to June. No Spring Break.

Note: Avianca is a Star Alliance Member. “U” fares have 25% mileage accrual and either 25% or 50% PQM when you credit to United.

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I was able to pull up this deal on Priceline and Orbitz. Screenshot taken at 12:26 AM on 2/23/16.

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Flight Details:

• Availability: See Calendar. Best departure dates marked green.
• Documentation: Passport Required.
• Departure and Destination Airports: DFW or IAH to PTY or BOG
• Carrier: Avianca
• Fare Basis Code:
• Fare Class: U
• Mile Accrual: Credit to United for 25% mileage accrual. 25%/50% PQM.
• Stopover component: none.
• CPM: 6.73 (4306 miles)
• Full Route: DFW-SAL-PTY-SAL-DFW
• Previous Lowest Price Average: $471 – $481
• Open this itinerary on: Priceline, Orbitz, CheapTickets, Travelocity, Expedia, Hotwire, BookingBuddy.

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