Fall’s officially here. Summer crowds are gone, and the holidays aren’t yet upon us. It’s the perfect time to fly. Continental Airlines can help you do precisely that, with round-trip weekend discount airfares that start as low as $119, exclusive of taxes and fees.

Book and buy fast, no later than 11:59pm (Central Time) on Friday, September 26. Then, fly out on Saturday, September 27. Return back to the work-a-day world on Monday or Tuesday, September 29 or 30.

All the discount airfares quoted below are round trip, seats are neither refundable nor changeable and are available only at the carrier’s Web site (www.continental.com). Here’s a sampling of the savings:

- Cleveland to Syracuse $119

- Columbia, SC to New York (Newark) $139

- Columbus, OH to New York/Newark $119

- Greenville/Spartanburg to New York/Newark $139

- Houston (Bush Intercontinental) to Midland $119

- Houston (Bush Intercontinental) to Mobile $119

- Houston (Bush Intercontinental) to Vancouver $234

- New York (Newark) to Montreal $128

- New York (Newark) to Ottawa $128

- Richmond to New York (Newark) $119

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