Two Bargain Airlines Forge More Links Between the American West and the East Coast People who live among the stunning scenery of the American West have long known that living in the middle times zone has its visual rewards.
Trouble is, the financial benefits can be few since bargain air routes are often so far between.
We've seen a spate of improvements lately. And now Southwest Airlines, which recently announced the initiation of flights between D.C. and Albuquerque, is kicking off another round of new non-stop flights, this time to Salt Lake City. Southwest isn't the only carrier linking the eastern and western banks of the Mississippi. Vanguard Airlines, which holds some of the most impressive airfare sales in the biz, begins flying in and out of New York City's LaGuardia airport on October 1. There's a stop, but not a plane change, in Kansas City.