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Published March 29, 2018 by

Cheap Flights: Dallas to/from Palm Springs / Santa Barbara / Hartford, CT $146 r/t – United Basic Economy

[03/29/2018 @ 1:49 PM] Book this fare on: Priceline, BookingBuddy, Travelocity, Orbitz, Expedia, CheapTickets, Hotwire.
[04/09/2018 @ 11:50 PM] Old post clean-up. Fare gone. Removing from deal list.

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United has “basic economy” round-trip flights from Dallas (DFW) to Santa Barbara (SBA) for $146 with a connection. $73 each-way. Flights April 2018 to February 2019 with Holiday blackouts. Origin/Destination reversible. There are fewer return flights than departing flights at this price.

Note: Availability to Palm Springs is scattered and sparse, basically just one-ways from June to October. You may want to book the return flight with miles/points to get a better time/date slot. Santa Barbara and Hartford have more better availability.

Note: “Basic economy” fares do not include a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small-backpack) is free. Checked bags cost +$25 each-way. Seat selection will be randomly assigned prior to boarding. You can avoid bag fees if you have a MileagePlus credit card with the “1st free bag” perk.

  • Palm Springs – Example Dates: (BookingBuddy / Priceline) Apr 07 – Apr 14 / Apr 08 – Apr 13 / Apr 14 – Apr 18 / Apr 16 – Apr 21 / Apr 21 – Apr 26 / Apr 24 – Apr 27 / May 01 – May 09 / May 08 – May 16 / (one-way: Jun 13, 17, 18, 20, 25) / (one-way: Jul 04, 13, 16, 23, 30) / (one-way: Aug 01, 03, 06, 07, 08, 11) / Aug 22 – Aug 25 / (one-way: Sep 01, 02, 05, 06, 10, 11, 12, 17) / Sep 19 – Sep 24 / (one-way: Oct 02, 16, 19, 22, 23) / Oct 24, 26 – Oct 31 / Oct 31 – Nov 07 / Nov 03 – Nov 06 / Nov 09, 12 – Nov 14 / Nov 22 – Nov 28 / Nov 30 – Dec 04 / Dec 07 – Dec 11 / (one-way: Dec 12, 15, 16, 17, 18) / Blackout: Dec 19 – Jan 03 / Jan 04 – Jan 08 / Jan 12 – Jan 16 / Jan 19 – Jan 23 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.
  • Santa Barbara – Example Dates: (BookingBuddy / Priceline) Apr 06 – Apr 11 / Apr 10 – Apr 14 / Apr 14 – Apr 21 / Apr 18 – Apr 21 / Apr 18 – Apr 25 / Apr 27 – May 01, 02 / May 04 – May 09 / May 10 – May 16 / (one-way: May 15, 16, 27, 30) / (one-way: Jun 05, 08, 11, 15, 16) / Jun 15 – Jun 22 / (one-way: Jun 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30) / Jun 29 – Jul 04, 06 / Jul 06 – Jul 11 / Jul 13 – Jul 16 / Jul 20 – Jul 26 / Jul 27 – Aug 01 / Aug 03 – Aug 06 / Aug 10 – Aug 15 / Aug 17 – Aug 21 / Aug 24 – Aug 28 / Sep 07 – Sep 11 / Sep 12 – Sep 19 / Sep 19 – Sep 26 / Sep 26 – Oct 03 / Oct 03 – Oct 10 / Oct 16 – Oct 23 / Oct 24 – Oct 31 / Oct 26 – Oct 30 / ct 31 – Nov 07 / Nov 02 – Nov 06 / Nov 07 – Nov 14 / Nov 09 – Nov 12 / Nov 14 – Nov 18, 23 / Nov 18 – Nov 23 / Nov 28 – Dec 05 / Dec 05 – Dec 12 / Dec 11 – Dec 18 / Blackout: Dec 19 – Jan 06  / Jan 09 – Jan 14 / Jan 16 – Jan 21 / Jan 23 – Jan 28 / Jan 25 – Jan 28 / Jan 30 – Feb 04 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.
  • Hartford – Example Dates: (BookingBuddy / Priceline) Apr 25 – May 02 / Apr 28 – May 01 / May 02 – May 09 / May 05 – May 08 / May 09 – May 16 / May 12 – May 15, 16, 30 / Jun 09 – Jun 12 / Jun 13 – Jun 20 / Jun 16 – Jun 19 / Jun 27 – Jul 04 / Jul 04 – Jul 11 / Jul 12 – Jul 19 / Jul 18 – Jul 25 / Jul 21 – Jul 24 / Jul 24 – Jul 31 / Jul 28 – Jul 31 / Aug 04 – Aug 07 / Aug 07 – Aug 14 / Aug 11 – Aug 14 / Aug 15 – Aug 22 / Aug 22 – Aug 29 / Aug 25 – Aug 28 / Aug 29 – Sep 05 / Sep 05 – Sep 12 / Sep 08 – Sep 11 / Sep 12 – Sep 19 / Sep 15 – Sep 18 / Sep 19 – Sep 26 / Sep 22 – Sep 25 / Sep 26 – Oct 03 / Sep 29 – Oct 02 / Oct 13 – Oct 20 / Oct 20 – Oct 27 / Oct 27 – Oct 31 / Nov 03 – Nov 07 / Nov 06 – Nov 13 / Nov 21 – Nov 28 / Dec 01 – Dec 08 / Jan 04 – Jan 08 / Jan 12 – Jan 17 / Jan 19 – Jan 24 / Jan 26 – Jan 29 / Feb 02 – Feb 05 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.

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  • Tips: Different booking websites will often have differing routes, prices, and availability. Before you finalize your purchase, do a quick check on BookingBuddy, Skyscanner, and Kayak to see if any other site or airline is offering a better deal.

I was able to pull this fare up on Priceline. Screenshot taken at 2:42 PM on 03/29/18.

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