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Savvy fliers find deals as low as $36

As fellow passengers at Los Angeles International Airport grumbled about soaring air fares, Gilda Chavez-Diaz flew home to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., last week. The cost of the round trip? Eighteen dollars.

"People don't believe me," Chavez-Diaz said with a smirk, as she boarded a Spirit Airlines flight. The so-called "ultra low cost" carrier offered a promotion Chavez-Diaz seized on after receiving...

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