JetBlue has been a major player in the Caribbean for years, and it recently opened a terminal at San

But as these carriers have grown, their focus has shifted from America to the Americas, with JetBlue flying as far south as Colombia and Spirit offering service to Peru. Even Southwest has expanded overseas by buying AirTran Airways, which flies to Mexico and half a dozen Caribbean countries.
"They see a void in the market, and they feel they can fill it," said Henry Harteveldt, travel analyst and co-founder of Atmosphere Research Group. "They're saying the rest of the world doesn't airline consolidator discount airline tickets belong to network airlines," he added, airline consolidator discount airline tickets referring to carriers like Delta and United.
For travelers, more competition south of the border often means lower fares, but the trade-off may involve accepting a connection instead of a direct flight. Still, Latin America offers something Europe and Asia might not see for a while: low-cost flights from the United airline consolidator discount airline tickets States.
JetBlue has been a major player in the Caribbean for years, and it recently opened a terminal at San Juan's international airport in  Puerto Rico,  which it now serves nonstop from 10 cities in the United airline consolidator discount airline tickets States, including Boston, Kennedy Airport in New York and Newark. But JetBlue is beginning to make a push farther south with new routes to Colombia and flights to Liberia and San José in Costa Rica. On Nov. 2, JetBlue plans to introduce a nonstop flight from Kennedy Airport to  Cartagena, Colombia , with introductory fares as low as $149 one way. It already flies from Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Fla., to  Bogotá , and from New York and Orlando airline consolidator discount airline tickets to  Costa Rica  (with connecting service from other cities). Scott Laurence, JetBlue's vice president for network planning, said the airline looks for destinations "where the fares were very high and we were able to come in and stimulate new traffic." In the first 15 months after JetBlue began service from Orlando to Bogotá, the airline said the average fare fell 41 percent and the number of passengers flying that route increased 300 percent.
But a couple of factors limit where JetBlue and its low-cost competitors can fly: the range of their aircraft — which can't make it all the way to Brazil airline consolidator discount airline tickets or Argentina — and treaties with countries airline consolidator discount airline tickets that dictate which airlines are allowed to fly there.
airline consolidator discount airline tickets A nonstop round-trip ticket from Fort Lauderdale airline consolidator discount airline tickets to Bogotá, leaving Nov. 3, was recently available for $366. For a Dec. 8 departure from Kennedy, to Costa Rica (one of a few nonstop options from New York to Latin America on JetBlue),  the round-trip fare available in late August was $497. If you don't want a missed connection to delay your winter getaway, check the route map to see where you can go without a stopover, and book at least a couple of months in advance airline consolidator discount airline tickets for the best fares.
Most of Spirit's nonstop service airline consolidator discount airline tickets to the Caribbean and Latin America is from Fort Lauderdale, but for passengers willing to accept a connection, Spirit offers cheap flights to many destinations south of the United States.
"We were kind of the pathfinder for low-cost carriers to the region," said Barry Biffle, Spirit's chief marketing officer. "We fly to every country in Central America with the exception of Belize." Spirit has been expanding its international service from other markets, and plans to fly from San Diego to  Los Cabos  beginning Nov. 8 and from Dallas/Fort Worth to  Cancún in April. For a mid-January trip from Chicago to Cancún, the round-trip airline consolidator discount airline tickets fare was $378, which included a stop in Fort Lauderdale.
But that price did not include airline consolidator discount airline tickets a $30 fee for one carry-on and another $33 for one checked bag — both charged each way. It also didn't include airline consolidator discount airline tickets fees to select a seat ($56 for the whole itinerary), bringing the total to $560 with those options. In other words, if you travel light and don't care where you sit, Spirit is the best deal. "I think travelers who take Spirit know that in exchange for these inexpensive airfares, you are trading comfort and convenience," Mr. Harteveldt said. "You're going to have to stop, and you're going to have to pay to bring your bag."
Since other carriers airline consolidator discount airline tickets often price their fares based on low-cost competition, it's worth checking around. A nonstop fare from Chicago to Cancún on American for the same dates cost $457, with no charge for a carry-on or a checked bag. (JetBlue also allows a free checked airline consolidator discount airline tickets bag.)
Southwest's purchase of AirTran Airways put it on the global map, with service to Aruba, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico airline consolidator discount airline tickets and Puerto airline consolidator discount airline tickets Rico. For now, the flights are on AirTran, but Southwest is laying the groundwork for its own international service by purchasing planes that can fly longer distances, negotiating new labor contracts and successfully campaigning for an international terminal at Hobby Airport in Houston.
"By mid-2015 we expect to be offering airline consolidator discount airline tickets Southwest metal flying to Mexico, the Caribbean, airline consolidator discount airline tickets Central America and perhaps eventually northern South America," said Brad Hawkins, a Southwest airline consolidator discount airline tickets spokesman.  This spring AirTran added new nonstop routes to  Cancún  from Chicago, airline consolidator discount airline tickets Denver, San Antonio and Austin, as well as service from Orange County, California, to  Cabo San Lucas  and  Mexico City .
A nonstop AirTran flight from Atlanta to Cancún on Dec. 1 was recently available for $364 (plus a $20 fee for a checked bag, each way).  With all of these carriers, the key is to check the route map to see if they serve an airport near you, then plan your vacation around where they fly.
With more competition coming airline consolidator discount airline tickets into the region, carriers like American, Delta and United airline consolidator discount airline tickets are making their own moves to attract passengers. American has introduced nonstop service from Miami to  Manaus, Brazil,  the jumping-off point for an Amazon trip, and has flights to Mexico on sale if you book by Nov. 6. A late January nonstop trip from Kennedy Airport to  Cancún  was recently available for $436 round trip. United began service from Newark to  Buenos Aires  this spring. In early September, round-trip flights on multiple dates in October and November started at $1,152; fly midweek for the lowest fares.
"LAN often has great deals that nobody else matches," said George Hobica, founder of  Airfarewatchdog.com , which alerts travelers about deals. A recent spotting: fall flights to Manaus  from dozens of American cities, including Philadelphia airline consolidator discount airline tickets and San Francisco, for less than $600 round trip.
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