Airline Price Hike - HELP
Airline Price Hike - HELP
Hi everyone,
I am going to St. John in April. I have already booked my daughter's flight with FF miles (direct Boston to STT). I was waiting to book the rest until I knew exactly who was going. The airfare had been $482 round trip. I just checked today and it's $700!!!!! Is there any chance that this airfare will come back down, or I am just indulging in wishful thinking
I am going to St. John in April. I have already booked my daughter's flight with FF miles (direct Boston to STT). I was waiting to book the rest until I knew exactly who was going. The airfare had been $482 round trip. I just checked today and it's $700!!!!! Is there any chance that this airfare will come back down, or I am just indulging in wishful thinking
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We had booked our flights at the beginning of August for $330 out of Providence. When a friend decided to join us, The same flights were $600-700!!! We checked every day for a month and a half (and late at night too!) Finally got a break last week and it dropped to $420. So hang in there and be patient. Good Luck!
- silverheels
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Just booked flights for Nov. and Dec. Paid $482 out of Hartford/Springfield. Fares were actually $424.00 but all the taxes and fees brought it up. Interesting that the tax for the facility fee was $15 in Dec and only $10.50 for Nov. Those taxes really brought the fee up almost $60 dollars. There's even a fee for plant and animal inspection!
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We bought our tickets for April out of Hartford for $520 in July. One of the couple joining us waiting until a few weeks ago and paid $700.00. I always use a travel agent and trust her judgement. I don't have the energy to keep looking for a price drop. If she says she thinks it will only go up, I buy right away. She has never steered me wrong.
- NoWorriesMom
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Just curious, when you check prices are you checking for the dates you need or do you check say from now until a month or two after you go? We've found that the real deals pop up when you sort of pretend you don't care when you're going and then once you see a fare you like check if it and seats are available for your exact dates. Good luck and if this is a duh, sorry
Re: airfares
Jet Blue has Caribbean service to San Juan out of Providence, this probably helps keep the price down...Splasher54 wrote:We had booked our flights at the beginning of August for $330 out of Providence.
Airfare Price Hike
In previous years, we always found deals. However, last year we paid more than we ever had. For months, I checked fares many times daily and even at 1 a.m. I finally just booked and lived with it! I hope that airlines offer some deals this year.