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Vonlane's new bus route from Dallas will get a thumbs up from Aggie football fans

Zip there and back on game day.

Devoted Aggie football fans who make the long drive to College Station for games will dig this: Dallas-based Vonlane is once again rolling its luxury buses to certain Texas A&M home games this fall.

A service that ran from 2016-2019 but then stopped in 2020 (as the rest of the world did for the pandemic), the company's "gameday Saturday" trips are returning Saturday, October 2 for the game against Mississippi State. They're also planned for October 9 (vs. Alabama), October 23 (vs. South Carolina), and November 6 (vs. Auburn University). As kickoff times are announced, they say, they'll publish schedules tailored to each game.

"It was a natural fit this year to add this back as excitement for college football is in the air," a Vonlane spokesman says.

The rides will depart from Vonlane's usual Dallas terminal, the Doubletree Love Field, and arrive at Reed Arena in College Station three hours before kickoff so pre-game festivities can be enjoyed. The buses will then head back to Dallas five hours after kickoff.

Unlike charters for private groups (which Vonlane runs to other cities for big games at UT, Baylor, TCU, Texas Tech, Arkansas, and OU), these reservations are for single seats with predetermined departure/arrival points and times — just like the rest of Vonlane's scheduled routes, the spokesman clarifies.

As for why the Aggies were chosen over the Longhorns for this special gameday service, he says, "Vonlane already has a robust offering for service to/from Austin with our normal scheduled service between Dallas-Austin, Houston-Austin, and Fort Worth-Austin, so we have always considered these as great options for travel for UT football games."

Reservations for the gameday rides to College Station run $105 one way or $210 roundtrip. They must be pre-booked by calling 844-866-5263 or emailing passenger.service@vonlane.com.

Vonlane launched its high-end bus service in 2014 to cater to business travelers. Each bus, which holds fewer than two dozen passengers, features amenities like WiFi, satellite TV and radio, snack and drink service, and leather seats.

Currently, buses are operating with a number of COVID-19 protocols, including a face mask requirement throughout each trip.

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Frontier Airlines adds two new destination cities out of DFW Airport

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Low-cost Denver-based Frontier Airlines has launched nonstop service from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to two new destinations in Central America.

According to a release, the carrier will offer the following new flights:

Guatemala City, Guatemala (GUA) - weekly
San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL) - 2x/week

With these new routes, Frontier will serve 40 destinations nonstop from DFW, exemplifying Frontier’s impressive network growth as it continues to add more affordable and convenient travel options across the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America.

The frequency of the flights is a little confusing. Guatemala City is "weekly" which seems to imply "once a week." San Salvador is "2x/week" which seems to imply two flights a week. However, if you try to book a flight to either city, you get all sorts of options, including weekends and a few randomly spaced weekdays. And the flight availability extends only through January.

Frontier Airlines VP of network and operations design Josh Flyr says in a statement that "there’s a lot to be excited about" including their expanding network and their rolling out First Class in early 2026.

Other changes at Frontier include UpFront Plus seating, an upgraded seating option with extra leg and elbow room in the first two rows of the aircraft, with choice of a window or aisle seat with extra legroom and a guaranteed empty middle seat.

To celebrate, they'll offer a fare sale starting at $79. Tickets must be purchased by 10:59 pm Dallas time on December 30, 2025. Sale fares are valid for nonstop travel on select days of the week January 5-April 13, 2026. Blackout dates apply on March 9 and March 31, and from April 1-6. And a 14-day advance purchase is required.

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