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Roundup: USA3000, JetBlue + Southwest flights to Tampa Bay for Superbowl

Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald celebrates after teammate Tim Hightower caught an eight-yard touchdown pass to put Arizona ahead to stay in the NFC championship game on Sunday.

Good morning, travelers! Are your travel plans set for getting to the Superbowl? We’ve got a roundup of Superbowl flights for you. If you’re all set in that department, read: “Tampa Bay: Florida’s Party Central Is Site of the Super Bowl.”

Superbowl travel | The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the Arizona Cardinals on Feb. 1 in Tampa, Fla., for Super Bowl XLIII. As expected, hotel rates are steep where you can still find availability. Here are some flight options that are getting a lot of buzz.

USA3000 Airlines, no hotel needed - USA3000 has a flight leaving Pittsburgh at 7 a.m. Feb. 1 and returns from Tampa after the game on Feb. 2 at 12:30 a.m. I checked the website and found the flight available for $289 each way, pre-tax, or $578 all-in. Contact: USA3000, (877) 872-3000

JetBlue Superbowl flights - JetBlue added flights for the SuperBowl. They’ve got flights from Pittsburgh PIT to Tampa TPA departing Jan. 29 and 30 with returns on Feb. 2. But what about us here in Los Angeles? I found flights on JetBlue departing Burbank (BUR) at 9:05 p.m. with a stop in New York and arriving Tampa (TPA) at 8:58 on Feb. 1., with just a few return flights on Feb 2. Flights were $274 going out but $599 return for a total bill of $919. Contact: JetBlue, (800) 538-2583

Steelers safety Troy Polamalu crosses the goal line after a 40-yard interception return that provided the final points in a 23-14 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in the AFC championship game.

Southwest flights - Southwest still has flights departing Jan. 31 out of Burbank (BUR) and returning form Tampa (TPA) Feb. 2 for $748 round-trip, including tax. Contact: Southwest, (800) 435-9792

Deal hunters - Note: A quick search on Kayak showed flights available LAX to TPA Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 for less than $600 round-trip on multiple airlines including US Airways, Northwest, Delta and American.

– Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger

[Photo credits: Matt York / Associated Press (top); Rob Carr / Associated Press (bottom) ]

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