Thread: New to Non-Rev and International flight to Europe week before x-mas

Quick question. My daughter and I will be flying non-rev to Europe (or hoping to) around Dec 17/18th 2019. I was hoping being a week before Christmas and mid week would help us get a flight. Our main goal is just to get to Europe then we can hop to France via train or Euro flight. My question is this... Are there better airports to try this from on the Eastern part of the US? I was considering Philly as it has several flights to Europe to help increase the odds of 2 open seats. Also, being flexible on the way home (Madrid, Spain Jan 7th 2020) is it usually difficult to get a flight back to the states (open to any US destination)? Any tips and websites with tips would be appreciated.

I did see the Kiwi site and I can get a flight for around $650 for us both as an option also...

Thank you in advance for any info.

Todd