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A fall foliage getaway just got cheaper.
Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is slashing fares as fast as the leaves fall with one-way tickets as low as $44. Best of all, the discounts are available to popular leaf peeping destinations like Rochester, New York and Boston, Massachusetts (which happens to be one of the best places to travel in October).
“There’s no better way to welcome the fall season than by scoring a great deal on flights to see autumn’s changing colors,” Rana Ghosh, the senior vice president and chief commercial officer at Spirit Airlines, said in a statement. “Travelers can trade their daily views for a getaway to scenic destinations across our network while enjoying our high-value service along the way.”
In order to take advantage of the savings, travelers will need to act fast as the sale ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on Sept. 24. The fares are valid for travel between Oct. 7 and Dec. 17 with several blackout dates over peak travel days, such as Thanksgiving. The sale is also not available for travel on Fridays and Sundays.
The discounted fares are in Spirit’s “Value” category, which is the most no frills of its fare classes and doesn’t include a carry-on or checked bag or advance seat selection in the cost of a ticket.
Travel + Leisure spotted a variety of deals still available, including some below the advertised $44 promotion to prime fall foliage markets. Travelers can score one-way flights starting at just $25 from Fort Lauderdale to Boston, for example, according to a search on Spirit’s Deal Finder.
The fall sale comes at an inflection point for Spirit Airlines. In August, the airline entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year in an effort to restructure. The carrier vowed to continue flying, but said it would scale down its presence in certain markets as part of the process.
“As we move forward, Guests can continue to rely on Spirit to provide high-value travel options and connect them with the people and places that matter most,” Spirit Airlines’ President and CEO Dave Davis said in a statement at the time, adding “We have evaluated every corner of our business and are proceeding with a comprehensive approach in which we will be far more strategic about our fleet, markets and opportunities in order to best serve our Guests, Team Members and other stakeholders.”
