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$89 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati

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Cheapest round-trip
$210
Typical prices: $435-$282
Frontier
Wed 7/15Tue 7/21
SFO - CVG • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$284
Breeze Airways
Tue 5/12Tue 5/19
SFO - CVG • Non-stop
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Tue, Thu, Sun
You can fly direct with Breeze Airways. Average duration is 4h 36m
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Cheapest • Avg $308 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 6h 20m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati (SFO-CVG)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from San Francisco to Cincinnati

Wed, Jul 15 - Tue, Jul 21
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6:00 am - 7:03 pm
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CVG
10h 03m
1 stop
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8:15 pm - 12:18 am
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SFO
7h 03m
1 stop
$210Frontier
Thu, May 28 - Thu, Jun 4
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8:44 pm - 7:35 pm
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CVG
19h 51m
1 stop
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8:36 pm - 8:01 am
CVG
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SFO
14h 25m
1 stop
$220Frontier
Wed, May 27 - Fri, May 29
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8:44 pm - 7:35 pm
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CVG
19h 51m
1 stop
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8:40 pm - 8:49 am
CVG
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SFO
15h 09m
1 stop
$221Frontier
Wed, Jul 1 - Wed, Jul 15
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8:45 pm - 7:47 pm
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CVG
20h 02m
1 stop
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9:00 pm - 4:32 pm
CVG
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SFO
22h 32m
1 stop
$224Frontier
Thu, May 28 - Sat, May 30
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11:59 pm - 3:57 pm
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CVG
12h 58m
1 stop
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12:46 pm - 7:34 pm
CVG
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SFO
9h 48m
1 stop
$226Frontier
Wed, Jul 8 - Tue, Jul 14
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6:00 am - 7:03 pm
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10h 03m
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8:15 pm - 12:18 am
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7h 03m
1 stop
$230Frontier
Tue, May 26 - Sat, May 30
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10:15 pm - 11:41 am
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CVG
10h 26m
1 stop
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12:46 pm - 7:34 pm
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9h 48m
1 stop
$235Frontier
Thu, Aug 13 - Sat, Aug 15
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10:10 pm - 11:48 am
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CVG
10h 38m
1 stop
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12:54 pm - 7:13 pm
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SFO
9h 19m
1 stop
$238Frontier
Thu, Aug 13 - Sun, Aug 16
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10:10 pm - 11:48 am
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CVG
10h 38m
1 stop
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12:27 pm - 7:13 pm
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SFO
9h 46m
1 stop
$244Frontier
Fri, Jul 10 - Fri, Jul 17
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6:00 am - 7:24 pm
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CVG
10h 24m
1 stop
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12:54 pm - 7:13 pm
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SFO
9h 19m
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$250Frontier
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Cincinnati flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from San Francisco to Cincinnati departing in July.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

The average price of all round-trip flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For San Francisco to Cincinnati, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Thursday is the most expensive. Flying from Cincinnati back to San Francisco, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati is August, where tickets cost $345 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $558 and $556 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $455 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from San Francisco to Cincinnati, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$89
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 26% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 19% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Cincinnati based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati

  • Does SFO have a hotel on the airport grounds?

    Yes. If you would like to stay at the San Francisco Airport the night before your flight to Cincinnati, consider checking into the Grand Hyatt Hotel at SFO. It is connected to all terminals of the airport by way of the free AirTrain. This hotel features a gym, a business center, a bar and lounge, room service, and free Wi-Fi.

  • Does SFO have a play area for children?

    Yes. There are two indoor playgrounds at SFO, located in Terminal 2 near gate D7 and Gate D15. Open 24/7, these play spaces are surrounded by seating where parents can relax as their kids run around, have fun, and exhaust themselves before a cross-country flight to Cincinnati.

  • Does SFO have a military lounge?

    Yes. Located on the Mezzanine Level of Terminal 1 Landside, the USO at SFO is open from 7 am to 8 pm Thursday through Saturday and from 7 am to 7 pm Sunday through Wednesday. Active-duty US military personnel and their families can enjoy the amenities of the lounge free of charge, such as TV, refreshments, showers, overnight facilities, a nursery, and much more.

  • Can I rent a car at CVG?

    Yes. If you need to book your rental when you deplane, you can reach car rental agencies on a direct dial courtesy phone in Baggage Claim. If you need to pick up the rental that you have already booked, go to the Arrivals curb at CVG, where you can catch a free shuttle that will take you to the rental agency of your choice. Rental car companies at CVG include Enterprise, Budget, Hertz, Avis, National, Zipcar, and more.

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Cincinnati was $89 for a one-way ticket and $210 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Francisco and Cincinnati?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

    Only JetBlue offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the San Francisco to Cincinnati flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

    The Airbus A220-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Francisco to Cincinnati flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between San Francisco and Cincinnati, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from San Francisco to Cincinnati on on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati, Breeze Airways or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati are Breeze Airways and Delta. With an average price for the route of $373 and an overall rating of 8.1, Breeze Airways is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $429 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cincinnati from San Francisco is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Cincinnati with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and CVG can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cincinnati from San Francisco up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from San Francisco to Cincinnati

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $219 or less one-way and $378 or less round-trip.
  • Located on the coast of the San Francisco Bay, the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is a hub for Alaska Airlines. The Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is in Hebron, Kentucky, in the Cincinnati Tri-State area. CVG is a hub for Delta and many cargo airlines.
  • Though it's unlikely that you will find a direct flight from SFO to CVG, Frontier, American, Delta, United, and Alaska Airlines all offer affordable flights with one stop. Layover cities include Dallas, New York, Detroit, Charlotte, Las Vegas, Seattle, and more. United, America, and Alaska also offer a number of flights with two stops.
  • When you're waiting for your plane at SFO, you might encounter the Wag Brigade, teams of therapy dogs, and their experienced handlers. These teams roam Departures at SFO, offering distraction, delight, and comfort to passengers. The Wag Brigade includes a number of dogs, a pig, and a rabbit.
  • If you arrive at SFO early and you'd like to freshen up before your flight to Cincinnati, you can take advantage of the facility Freshen Up, located Landside in the International Terminal in the Main Hall at Level G. Rooms at Freshen Up include a bed, desk, free Wi-Fi, and a mirror. For an additional charge, you can also have access to a shower.
  • If you are a traveling mom who would like to breastfeed in private or who needs to pump when you land at CVG, you can use one of the three Mamava lactation suites at CVG, located on Concourse A at Gate A4, Concourse B at Gate B15 and at Baggage Claim. Each freestanding unit has a fold-down table, two benches, a USB port, and an electrical outlet. Download the Mamava app to get an entry code.

Prefer to fly direct from San Francisco to Cincinnati?

 
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Thursday

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Sunday

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Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky to San Francisco

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Cincinnati

 
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Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 283 reviews
6.6Entertainment
6.6Food
8.2Comfort
8.7Crew
8.3Boarding
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I normally have very good experiences with Breeze. The crew is great, pricing is excellent, and the planes are new and usually clean. This time in Huntsville we were delayed, which I understand can happen, however we were moved from one gate to the opposite side of the terminal and then back again... There was a lot of confusion. Also, my seat had a lot of food crumbs still on the floor where I had to stow my bookbag, so that was a bit disappointing. Other than that, all was good. Crew was great as usual!

8.0 ExcellentBrian, Apr 2026
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I normally have very good experiences with Breeze. The crew is great, pricing is excellent, and the planes are new and usually clean. This time in Huntsville we were delayed, which I understand can happen, however we were moved from one gate to the opposite side of the terminal and then back again... There was a lot of confusion. Also, my seat had a lot of food crumbs still on the floor where I had to stow my bookbag, so that was a bit disappointing. Other than that, all was good. Crew was great as usual!

Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

Lost my luggage and terrible experience with customer service trying to track it down

10 hour delay with minimal updates. Couldn’t leave terminal and then ended up on redeye with a dirty broken plane. It is literally impossible to reach customer service via gate agent, app, phone, text or email.

I thought that I had pre-purchased carry-on luggage and was surprised when I tried to check in that I did not have it.

Flight departure was 90 min delayed, and the boarding experience was confused, stressful, and generally poor. Additionally, the wifi on the plane was malfunctioning for all but the final 15 min of the flight into ILM.

Great experience and In love flying in and out of Provo airport

You get what you pay for. It’s like a bus but flying. No frills, no snacks. Leg room was fine, boarding was good.

Overall good. Plenty of legroom and fairly comfortable seats. No issues with capacity and the overhead been even though most people brought several carry-ons on. I don’t think Breeze really enforces the pay for a carry-on rule.

Surprised at how much I enjoyed Breeze. Paid for the Nicer upgrade which made it closer in price to a flag ship carrier but with more comfortable seats and much more leg room. Crew was polite and since we brought our food no loss there. Would make the point that the ‘have to pay for a carry-on is BS’. Most people did not and had several. Still was plenty of room in the overheads.

All the amenities was wonderful, if they could keep their prices that low. I'd fly with them all the time.

The WiFi was horrific. I fly delta often and love their (usually reliable and free) WiFi. On this flight it was intermittent and when it did connect was extremely slow. I couldn’t get any work done while I was on the flight which was extremely frustrating. I was also in the exit row seat where there is now immediate seat in front of you, so while the leg room was nice, I couldn’t even watch the TV when the internet wasn’t working. Finally, for the last 20 mins of the flight, the announcement indicator came on the TV screens and took them over, even though no announcement was being made. Really disappointed.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

N Everything was perfect from boarding to assistance to baggage in Tampa

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

Fast, lovely scenery, great info on the Delta flight screen about landmarks we were flying over. Great landing!

Long flight but comfortable and not freezing as I have experienced on Hawaiian flights to the islands. They gave us blankets just in case. Nice touch.

I took seat 15A in anticipation of window seat, there is no window.

Flight late, the waited for a long time for “personal” to arrive at gate to dock the plane in Rochester. So annoying. This flight was expected, why aren’t personel available for the jet bridge?

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

It was a red-eye, but the flight felt surprisingly quick. The seats were very comfortable, and that made resting much easier. I also want to thank the gentleman seated next to me, who graciously moved so my mom could sit beside me. We slept almost the entire way. The cabin crew was respectful in not disturbing us, while also being courteous and professional throughout. Thank you, United.

Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

It was perfect! I've never flown with United before, but I definitely will in the future

They delayed the flight from 9:00 to 11:55 At 11:45 they canceled the flight. I paid a premium price for the tickets with poor service

Seats are uncomfortable. This has been a trend in the industry for decades. Trying to fit more seats on each plane to increase profits at the expense of the passenger.

Staff were good. My seat was in need of repair, but for a short flight was not problematic. Usual basic snack and drink setup that you'll find on any US carrier. Over, a decent, basic flight.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Left early arrived early..right amount of talking from pilots..of course had to love the biscuit and water!

Boarding gate at LAX was too crowded—two gates next to one another

On time departure and early arrival. Flight attendant very nice.

Early departure meant on time arrival. Only real problem was free internet had issues, although chatting with the internet help desk (you can do this via aainflight.com) got the issue resolved.

The seat was comfortable, the attendants were very nice and WiFi made my life so much easier with work. Kudos!

The SFO Lounge crew were amazing. The bartender Faris was great. Thanks!

Was not able to do a online check-in because the American Airlines system doesn't store our visa or other passport information, allowing us to have a trouble-free check-in. We were forced to have to check-in at the counter which Changes are upgrade status given that we were not able to check in much earlier.

Good flight, seated and had a water within 5 minutes. Crew was hospitable.

We left at 1030 am pacific from LA and supposed to land at 7 pm Eastern in NY. They made a detour, stopped in Philadelphia and didn’t land till 1130 PM Eastern!!! Worst flight experience with no pilot communication with no explanation as to what was going on. Everyone was very frustrated to say the least.

Flight boarded from Gate 159B, the farthest gate in the LAX Bradley Terminal. While the flight operated on time, the first class cabin attendant made no recognition of my being an Advantage Executive Platinum member.

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

Flight got delayed for 5 hours no good explanation was offered ;(

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

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