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Air France now allows you up to 2 free stopovers per round trip.

Think of the savings and the fun. Visit the world’s most romantic city for zero additional airfare and all the time you need to see such Paris attractions as the Louvre, Notre Dame, and the Eiffel Tower.

Winter Sale
Check out these great fares to all your favorite destinations.
Travel this winter and save a bundle!

Boston - Budapest $239*
New York - Milan $261*
Chicago - Madrid $325*
Los Angeles - Zurich $330*

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Holiday Business Class Special from $750*

Travel in style in Business Class and arrive ready for action. Book by Dec. 26, 2008.

New York – Frankfurt
$ 750 *

Boston – Brussels
$ 947 *

Houston – London
$ 1,033 *

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Each Way From To

From To
Each way*
New York, NY (LGA) London, United Kingdom (LHR) $180
Philadelphia, PA London, United Kingdom (LHR) $190
Los Angeles, CA London, United Kingdom (LHR) $240
Charlotte, NC London, United Kingdom (LHR) $250
Boston, MA Mexico City, Mexico $150
Phoenix, AZ Mexico City, Mexico $175
Charlotte, NC Mexico City, Mexico $200
Washington, DC (DCA) Nassau, Bahamas $80
Philadelphia, PA Nassau, Bahamas $90
Charlotte, NC Nassau, Bahamas $95

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Travel Dates & Times for Weekend Getaway Fares

Cancun, Mexico (CUN) - Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX (DFW) $189
Chicago O’Hare, IL (ORD) - Brussels, Belgium (BRU) $308
Chicago O’Hare, IL (ORD) - Dublin, Ireland (DUB) $189
Cozumel, Mexico (CZM) - Miami, FL (MIA) $179
Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX (DFW) - Paris Charles De Gaulle, France (CDG) $338
Miami, FL (MIA) - Buenos Aires, Argentina (EZE) $394
Miami, FL (MIA) - Cozumel, Mexico (CZM) $179
Miami, FL (MIA) - Montevideo, Uruguay (MVD) $394
Miami, FL (MIA) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (GIG) $449
Miami, FL (MIA) - Salvador, Brazil (SSA) $299
Miami, FL (MIA) - Santiago, Chile (SCL) $414
Miami, FL (MIA) - Sao Paulo, Brazil (GRU) $449
New York Kennedy, NY (JFK) - London Heathrow, United Kingdom (LHR) $191
New York Kennedy, NY (JFK) - Zurich, Switzerland (ZRH) $266
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVR) - Chicago O’Hare, IL (ORD) $110
Raleigh / Durham, NC (RDU) - London Heathrow, United Kingdom (LHR) $292

*Each way, based on round-trip purchase. Taxes, fees and conditions apply.

Travel Dates & Times for Weekend Getaway Fares

Depart anytime between Tuesday, December 2, 2008, and Friday, December 5, 2008.
Return anytime between Monday, December 8, 2008, and Wednesday, December 10, 2008.
Tickets must be purchased by this Sunday, November 30, 2008, 11:59 p.m. (CT).
Fares displayed are each way based on round-trip purchase for coach class travel.

Additional Fees and
Restrictions May Apply

Visit www.aa.com/netsaaver for additional fare offers for this weekend and other travel dates.

International Sale Fare European Flight Offers
Origin Destination Fare from
Boston Barcelona $ 458
Boston Madrid $ 458
Boston Venice $ 480
Boston Lisbon $ 481
Boston Rome $ 483
Boston Paris $ 499
Boston Bilbao $ 569
Boston Malaga $ 569
New York Madrid $ 502
New York Seville $ 586
New York Venice $ 602
New York Istanbul $ 606
Washington D.C. Madrid $ 458
Washington D.C. Barcelona $ 458
Washington D.C. Lisbon $ 481
Washington D.C. Casablanca $ 482
Washington D.C. Milan $ 483
Washington D.C. Paris $ 497
Washington D.C. Santiago de Compostela $ 569
Washington D.C. Valencia $ 569

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Philadelphia, PA Bermuda $110
Boston, MA Bermuda $110
Washington, DC (DCA) Bermuda $125
Pittsburgh, PA Providenciales, Turks and Caicos $125
Charlotte, NC Providenciales, Turks and Caicos $135
Philadelphia, PA Amsterdam $275
Charlotte, NC Amsterdam $290
Boston, MA Amsterdam $260
Seattle, WA Amsterdam $230
New York, NY (LGA) Amsterdam $250

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Greece’s government has named 16 bidders for its sale of Olympic Airlines, and says it has another 22 potential bidder companies that want to remain anonymous.

Companies interested in the airline operations are Athens Airways, Chrysler Aviation, Fouad El Ghanim Group, MyAir, Qatar Airways, Sky Europe and Sky One.

For ground handling are Athens Airways, Ellaktor, Fouad El Ghanim Group, Goldair, Hellenic Cargo Group, and Swissport.

For Olympic’s technical maintenance are Athens Airways, Iberia and Fouad El Ghanim Group.

The government wants to liquidate Olympic and transfer most of its 8,100 staff to other public sector jobs. -Jack Handley