Best time to buy airfare?
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I just looked up our dates and US air has the dates up, but wow it would be 341.00 a ticket so that is a big ouch. SW do not have the dates up yet so wondering if they will be less or are they all going to be about the same. Gosh now wondering should we jump on the US air price or hold out yet. I really like to get the flights booked as soon as we can.
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We puchase our tickets usually 2-4months from arrival-we found best time purchase is on a Tuesday/Wednesday and Sunday afternoons for the lowest weekly rates.
usually Airlines refigure there rates approx every 3 months[July-Sept] [Oct-Dec rates][April-June]
SW and who owns Airtran should have there rates out around May/June period for November costs
We always do our seats when we fly, I know SW doesnt assign seats and that makes me a bit nervous about flying with them, how easy is it to get seats sitting together if you cant choose your seats ahead of time? Daughter and Hubby have their 3 kids and we will have our 3 Grandkids as well so I dont want to end up with seats that are not together. For thoes SW flyers have you had issues getting that many seats together?
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Well I got off work at 2:30 today so I thought I would check flights when I got home. For awhile they have been $320 for Delta out of Detroit. So I looked at 2:45 and they were $270 for the same flight. So I bought today. plus signed up for the Delta CC and get a extra $50 off.
Just checked the Delta site before coming on here and they are back up to $320
I've also heard that it helps to clear the "cookies" from your computer to eliminate the tracking of your search for fares. I can't testify as to the reliability of doing so, but it seems worth a try
I have been dealing with the same issue. The flights we wanted were steadily staying at $1900 for 4 RT. Earlier in the week they went down to $1500 . Of course I couldn't get them until payday (today) and now they are $2200 . I'm going to keep checking back for a few days and see what happens.
We always do our seats when we fly, I know SW doesnt assign seats and that makes me a bit nervous about flying with them, how easy is it to get seats sitting together if you cant choose your seats ahead of time? Daughter and Hubby have their 3 kids and we will have our 3 Grandkids as well so I dont want to end up with seats that are not together. For thoes SW flyers have you had issues getting that many seats together?
We traveled with 6 kids on SW last spring and if you have young children, under 5 I think, you can do family boarding after "A" group. We did not know this and boarded in the "B" group anyways and we were all able to sit together. If feasible you can purchase the early boarding fee which is $10pp per trip and then you can board usually in the "A" group. We did not do this and were still okay. I love SW except for us they always include a layover or a stop.
Well I got off work at 2:30 today so I thought I would check flights when I got home. For awhile they have been $320 for Delta out of Detroit. So I looked at 2:45 and they were $270 for the same flight. So I bought today. plus signed up for the Delta CC and get a extra $50 off.
Just checked the Delta site before coming on here and they are back up to $320
That is really good to know. I think I will start looking around that time just to see if there is a trend.
Thanks mrswhitbey for the info if we do end up doing SW then I think we may do the paying extra for at least some of us to be sure we will be sitting together, then have the guys take the older ones but they are all under 10 so still want them together as well. Great info though thanks.
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Wife keeps telling me the rates will be lower in Feb. Think she read it somewhere. Just hope they go down soon. I looked friday and my flight was down to $273 so woke up Sat to buy them it went back up to $320
KurtHolley,
Try again on a tuesday or wednesday, I have found that the rates usually go down those days (I read this in a ny times travel article & found it to be true)
Try again on a tuesday or wednesday, I have found that the rates usually go down those days (I read this in a ny times travel article & found it to be true)
Good luck!
I bought last wednesday before 3pm and got them cheaper
About This Page: This is a discussion on Best time to buy airfare? within the Getting There (and Back!): Your Journey to Walt Disney World, part of the PassPorter Community - Boards & Forums on Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel; I just looked up our dates and US air has the dates up, but wow it would be 341.00 a ...
. I'm going to keep checking back for a few days and see what happens.
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