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Super Bowl 2025 flights, hotels see major price hike ahead of big game
Southwest, Delta and more major airlines have scheduled additional flights for fans traveling for Super Bowl LIX, as the costs of airfare and hotel stays rise in the game’s host city of New Orleans.
Southwest recently announced 31 new flights from Kansas City and Philadelphia to New Orleans.
The cost of Southwest’s flights vary, depending on the arrival date, but 15 flights to the Super Bowl city from the Chiefs’ and Eagles’ home base have been added, along with 16 return flights from New Orleans to Kansas City and Philadelphia, according to Southwest.com.
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The highest-priced tickets to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport include a nonstop flight from Kansas City, costing $798, and another business class ticket with a layover in Dallas, Texas, for $848 on Saturday, according to Southwest’s website.
Southwest has high-price tickets to New Orleans for the Super Bowl with prices as high as over $800. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Delta also added flights in time for the NFL’s championship game with first-class tickets exceeding $4,000.
Delta’s additional flights will cater to more than 1,300 passengers, officials with the airline announced on Delta’s website. Prices range from $400 to $700 or more, depending on departure dates.
Fox News Digital reached out to Delta for comment.
Prices will dip 50% or more for most flight dates after the game, according to Delta’s and Southwest’s online fare calendars for 2025.
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Other flights from Kansas City to New Orleans on Feb. 9, Super Bowl Sunday, are priced around $300 to nearly $700, for those hoping to make it to the game just in time for kick off.
“Last year alone, Southwest added 341 extra flights, supporting a whopping 61 events, such as the Kentucky Derby and college football games,” The Points Guy, a New York-based travel blog, reported.
Southwest was able to use historical data from the past several Super Bowl appearances by the Chiefs to predict how many flights to add. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
A Southwest spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the airline is “excited to welcome Philadelphia and Kansas City fans on our extra flights as they travel to and from New Orleans.”
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“Additionally, some of our flight numbers have Easter eggs such as Flight #3 from Kansas City to New Orleans (potential for a three-peat), Flights 15 and 87 for Chiefs players, and we have some from Philly too with the same numbers of their players including flights #1, #26, and #11.”
United and American Airlines have also added additional flights, and are including “Easter eggs for Chiefs and Eagles fans,” according to Nola.com.
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Airlines have added new flights heading to New Orleans from Kansas City or Philadelphia, but last-minute airline tickets can come with hefty prices. (iStock; Getty Images)
As for overnight bookings, motel and hotel prices range from $550 to $4,700 or more for a two-night stay during Super Bowl weekend.
More than two dozen hotels are booked from Feb. 8 to Feb. 10, according to Hotels.com search results. Prices will decrease, and availability appears to return to normal towards the end of February.
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For travelers who are looking for the full experience, ticket packages that include hotel accommodations are listed for sale through the Chiefs’ and Eagles’ partnership with On Location, the Official Hospitality Provider of the NFL.
One package, which includes an official game ticket and “pregame hospitality,” is currently sold out online.
Other options with a starting price of $7,005 per person are still available.
Fox News Digital reached out to On Location for comment.
DALLAS – Thunderstorms will roll through parts of North Texas on Friday. Thankfully, none should be severe. Mother’s Day could be a different story.
Friday Forecast
According to FOX 4 Weather Meteorologist Berkeley Taylor, a cluster of thunderstorms will work their way east across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Friday morning.
Everything is well below severe limits, just with lots of lightning!
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move in and out through the day on Friday. Coverage is about 20%.
An isolated strong storm or two can’t be ruled out, but the overall threat is low.
Temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s for the morning, before climbing into the 80s by the afternoon.
Weekend Forecast
Saturday will look similar, with even lower coverage expected.
Sunday presents the best chance to find rain and storms – about 50% as a cold front moves through North Texas.
North Texas is under a Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather. The biggest concerns will be with wind and hail.
Timing-wise, the front looks to move through in the afternoon/evening.
7-Day Forecast
Once the front is south of North Texas on Mother’s Day, the rain should come to an end, and it will stay dry into next week.
Temperatures will start to warm into the upper 80s and low 90s by midweek next week.
The Source: The information in this story is from the FOX 4 Weather team and National Weather Service.
The search for missing 16-year-old Benjamin Braithwaite is over. Atlanta police announced just before midnight Thursday that he had been located, more than a week after he vanished from his Regency Trace home.
The department shared the update on social media but did not release additional details about where he was found or the circumstances surrounding his recovery.
Braithwaite had been missing since the night of April 27, when he was last seen around 9 p.m. at his home in Atlanta. His family said they had no contact with him during the entire time he was gone.
The disappearance of the KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High School sophomore and basketball team member had galvanized the Atlanta community. His family, teammates, Atlanta police officers and neighbors gathered at the school last week to raise awareness about his disappearance. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where his mother works, joined the search effort — asking the public to watch for him at MARTA stops and fast food restaurants.
A $10,000 reward had been offered for credible information leading to his safe return.
“Even small details matter. Your awareness could make the difference,” the airport wrote in an Instagram post earlier this week.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a wanted man.
35-year-old Oniel Gary Cameron is wanted for an incident that occurred on Bridgewater Drive in Augusta Thursday.
Authorities say his charges include:
- Cruelty to children 3rd Degree
- Criminal Damage to Property 1st Degree
- Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
Cameron reportedly has warrants on file with RCSO and is known to drive a black Toyota Seqoia with a Georgia tag of D-E-E-8-6-7-2.
He is believed to be Armed and Dangerous.
Anyone that comes into contact with Cameron or has any information on his location is urged to call the Richmond County Sheriff’s office at 706-821-1020 or 706-821-1080.
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