Airways enter their Taylor Swift period with not-so-subtle Tremendous Bowl flights
Welcome to Las Vegas.
The groups for Tremendous Bowl XVIII have been set: The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs will play the San Francisco 49ers on this 12 months’s large sport on Feb. 11 at Allegiant Stadium.
With lower than two weeks to go till kickoff, airways are including flights between Vegas and each Kansas Metropolis and the Bay Space.
That is fairly typical. Airways often add some capability for soccer followers touring to and from the Tremendous Bowl. Nonetheless, what’s notable this 12 months is not simply the additional flights or the kinds of plane ferrying followers to Harry Reid Worldwide Airport (LAS) in Vegas.
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Let’s simply say the flight numbers obtained a bit artistic…and positively included some not-so-subtle references.
In any case, the Chiefs’ fourth Tremendous Bowl look in 5 years means the romance between star tight finish Travis Kelce (87) and music icon Taylor Swift will certainly take heart stage at this annual pinnacle of American sports activities, music, media and popular culture.
That begins with the flight numbers airways determined to assign their new Tremendous Bowl-oriented routes.
“You possibly can say that after tonight’s video games, we’re in our soccer period, and we’re thrilled to offer direct flights from Kansas Metropolis to Las Vegas. To our clients who’re big sports activities followers, look what you made us do,” American Airways stated in a press release that had clear nods to Swift’s historic Eras Tour, to not point out the only from her 2017 album “Status.”
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MCI-LAS (Taylor’s Model)
American is including a complete of seven new nonstop flights between Kansas Metropolis Worldwide Airport (MCI) and Vegas between Feb. 8 and 13. There are new westbound flights to Vegas on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in addition to further return flights to Kansas Metropolis starting hours after the sport and operating by Tuesday.
A couple of highlights (and once more, take particular notice of the flight numbers):
- AA15 is an ode to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (who wears jersey quantity 15). It can depart Kansas Metropolis at 12:30 p.m. CST on Feb. 8 and arrive in Vegas at 1:35 p.m. PST. There may also be two return flights designated AA15 on Monday and Tuesday after the sport.
- AA1989 is a nod to Swift’s hit 2014 album and is the flight quantity on two Vegas-bound flights from Kanas Metropolis — on the Friday and Saturday main as much as the sport.
- Different flight numbers embrace AA1521 (for Mahomes and his teammate Mike Edwards, who wears jersey quantity 21) plus, in fact, AA87 (for Kelce).
United provides flights, too
United Airways can be having a little bit of enjoyable. Sunday night, the Chicago-based provider introduced further capability between Vegas and each Kansas Metropolis and San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO).
In a social media publish, United unveiled the next new routes:
Kansas Metropolis to Las Vegas
- UA1587 — a nod to Mahomes and Kelce
- UA2287 — United’s clarification: “We’re feelin’ …”
- UA1989 — United once more: “For the followers who *juuuust* obtained into it.”
San Francisco to Las Vegas
- UA1995 — the season the 49ers final received a Tremendous Bowl
- UA1849 — “The unique *rush*”
Attending to the Tremendous Bowl
When you’re hoping to make last-minute journey preparations for the large sport, make sure you take a look at TPG’s information to attending to Vegas for the Tremendous Bowl.
At this stage, you may definitely count on to pay a premium for airfare, inns and — definitely — for a ticket to the sport itself.
Reserving app Hopper expects common airfare will peak at round $500, spherical journey. However, relying on the route, you might definitely find yourself paying much more.
For example, for example you hope to fly from Kansas Metropolis to Vegas on the aptly designated flight 1989. Then, you are taking the red-eye, Flight 87, dwelling after the sport — sure, it departs shortly after Midnight(s).
That American Airways spherical journey would price you $1,245.
Merely put, if you happen to’re contemplating a visit to the Tremendous Bowl, you should not wait any longer. Lock in these versatile lodge reservations and, on the very least, go forward and put a maintain in your airfare.
In any case, there are solely 13 days to go.
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