Oct/Nov flights from Edmonton to MCO

chimo2u

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Hi guys! Don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I've never seen flight schedules so horrible and so pricey! I'm leaving on a cruise oct 31, and trying to fly into MCO on the 30th from edmonton, arriving at a decent time in the afternoon -- and then I'm looking for return fights from MCO to Edmonton on Sat November 14, but the times are just awful! Is there a chance better schedules will come out for October/ November timeframe? I prefer to fly west jet / hubby doesn't like to fly American carriers. Air canada sucks now because it's all Air Rouge! I don't want to feel like a sardine for 7 hours! Anyone have any luck with fall flights or are they just awful regardless???!!!!
 
Hi guys! Don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I've never seen flight schedules so horrible and so pricey! I'm leaving on a cruise oct 31, and trying to fly into MCO on the 30th from edmonton, arriving at a decent time in the afternoon -- and then I'm looking for return fights from MCO to Edmonton on Sat November 14, but the times are just awful! Is there a chance better schedules will come out for October/ November timeframe? I prefer to fly west jet / hubby doesn't like to fly American carriers. Air canada sucks now because it's all Air Rouge! I don't want to feel like a sardine for 7 hours! Anyone have any luck with fall flights or are they just awful regardless???!!!!


Price: United will have the best priced fares. Canadian carriers will be much more expensive.
Schedules: They are what they are. The 6.30 AM flight on UAL connecting in DEN will have you at MCO 3.00 PM-ish. Yes schedules will change up a bit. Typically for November UAL's 0900 flight will be replaced with an overnight one leaving at 11.55 PM getting you to MCO midmorning.
Westjet's nonstop is nice but is only on Saturdays.

Sorry, it's not really what you were looking for. We usually end up on United (and the overnight flight to boot) and have had no issues. We bought our November flights in January for $515 CAD each. Those same flights are over $900 CAD today.

Best of luck!

Don't forget to check one way fares with a different carrier each way. Sometimes you can save big time.
 
We have flown both United and WJ to Florida, and find United to be far cheaper. Last year we went in October for less then $500 a person including taxes and fees. We only checked one bag though, since they charge for bags. Everything else was carried on with us. :) A direct flight from WJ is nice, but sometimes the cost outweighs the convenience. Enjoy your cruise!
 
Thanks for your advice dis_guy! I really appreciate your knowledge especially on flights from Edmonton! I have been looking at prices and schedules Since around Nov of last yr. and they are awful. I just looked and am seriously considering perhaps booking the business class flight that would get us there at 7pm through houston. Is Houston a decent airport to travel through? I realize it's a bit pricey (about $654) each one way at the moment for business class, however it might be worth my peace of mind to just have at least our outbound flight booked, then I can keep an eye on hopefully better pricing for coming home. My hubby doesn't like to be cramped and I am at a point where I think the business class might be worth the money so we have a comfortable flying experience. I have only flown united once in Jan 2008 / for our first trip to WDW, seriously we didn't enjoy it as it was 7 hours of no inflight entertainment and just a crappy flight experience. However, I'm willing to give them a try again, and the synopsis states there is inflight on demand entertainment for business class so it could be a better experience than last time. What's your thought on connecting through houston? and finally, do we have to clear customs in Edmonton if we fly United?
Thanks again!
 


Thanks for your advice dis_guy! I really appreciate your knowledge especially on flights from Edmonton! I have been looking at prices and schedules Since around Nov of last yr. and they are awful. I just looked and am seriously considering perhaps booking the business class flight that would get us there at 7pm through houston. Is Houston a decent airport to travel through? I realize it's a bit pricey (about $654) each one way at the moment for business class, however it might be worth my peace of mind to just have at least our outbound flight booked, then I can keep an eye on hopefully better pricing for coming home. My hubby doesn't like to be cramped and I am at a point where I think the business class might be worth the money so we have a comfortable flying experience. I have only flown united once in Jan 2008 / for our first trip to WDW, seriously we didn't enjoy it as it was 7 hours of no inflight entertainment and just a crappy flight experience. However, I'm willing to give them a try again, and the synopsis states there is inflight on demand entertainment for business class so it could be a better experience than last time. What's your thought on connecting through houston? and finally, do we have to clear customs in Edmonton if we fly United?
Thanks again!

You're welcome. We've made the trip 8 or 9 times now, so it's second nature now. But that's not to say that the landscape isn't always changing because it is.

IAH is an easy airport to navigate, but it is really big. United uses Terminals C and E for our route. Terminal E is newer and very much state of the art. Terminal C is older and for the life of me it looks exactly like a '60s era mall with planes parked outside. Occasionally your gates will be close together but you often have to go from C to E or vice versa. Our philosophy on connecting is to get below the snowbelt on the first leg though we have connected in DEN, too. The only issue with IAH was fog there on one of our trips. We sat at YEG waiting for clearance, had a route change, had a fuel adjustment, and had to deice. Obviously we missed our connection. We were put on the next fight without fuss and were only a couple of hours later than expected. Avoid Chicago. Period. You'll clear customs in Edmonton. The only time we don't is the overnight flight leaving at 11.55 pm because pre-clearance isn't open then. You'll clear customs in Houston. Make sure you have at least a couple of hours and better yet consider getting NEXUS as it will grant you Global Entry rights which means a quick kiosk visit while everybody else stands in line with the 500 other passengers arriving at 5 am when customs opens. Everyone in your party has to have one to use the NEXUS lanes, etc.

We're going in November, too. Leaving YEG on Nov 8 and returning on Nov 15. It had to be those days due to work commitments, holiday time, etc.
When I booked, I kept checking our reservations online and began noticing the offers to upgrade to business/first class at the bottom. I ignored it until one day it had an upgrade offer for just $109 CAN each way per person. We usually get Economy+ for at least the long legs of our trip. I did the math and by the time you added free checked bags, more room, meals, ... well I went for it. So as it stands now we're flying business/first for about what E+ seats would have been and getting the perks too. Haven't flown first class in over 30 years (back in the day if you were alone, had a jacket and tie, and there were seats unfilled, the airlines would put you in first for free) and am really looking forward to it.

Wow, that's way more than I thought I'd say. Let me know if I've missed anything.
 
You're welcome. We've made the trip 8 or 9 times now, so it's second nature now. But that's not to say that the landscape isn't always changing because it is.

IAH is an easy airport to navigate, but it is really big. United uses Terminals C and E for our route. Terminal E is newer and very much state of the art. Terminal C is older and for the life of me it looks exactly like a '60s era mall with planes parked outside. Occasionally your gates will be close together but you often have to go from C to E or vice versa. Our philosophy on connecting is to get below the snowbelt on the first leg though we have connected in DEN, too. The only issue with IAH was fog there on one of our trips. We sat at YEG waiting for clearance, had a route change, had a fuel adjustment, and had to deice. Obviously we missed our connection. We were put on the next fight without fuss and were only a couple of hours later than expected. Avoid Chicago. Period. You'll clear customs in Edmonton. The only time we don't is the overnight flight leaving at 11.55 pm because pre-clearance isn't open then. You'll clear customs in Houston. Make sure you have at least a couple of hours and better yet consider getting NEXUS as it will grant you Global Entry rights which means a quick kiosk visit while everybody else stands in line with the 500 other passengers arriving at 5 am when customs opens. Everyone in your party has to have one to use the NEXUS lanes, etc.

We're going in November, too. Leaving YEG on Nov 8 and returning on Nov 15. It had to be those days due to work commitments, holiday time, etc.
When I booked, I kept checking our reservations online and began noticing the offers to upgrade to business/first class at the bottom. I ignored it until one day it had an upgrade offer for just $109 CAN each way per person. We usually get Economy+ for at least the long legs of our trip. I did the math and by the time you added free checked bags, more room, meals, ... well I went for it. So as it stands now we're flying business/first for about what E+ seats would have been and getting the perks too. Haven't flown first class in over 30 years (back in the day if you were alone, had a jacket and tie, and there were seats unfilled, the airlines would put you in first for free) and am really looking forward to it.

Wow, that's way more than I thought I'd say. Let me know if I've missed anything.
Appreciate the advice! I'm really struggling with what to do. The flight I was thinking of would only give about 1hr 45 min change over time in Houston. I would prefer to fly West Jet, but no matter how I slice it, none of the airlines have any decent schedules/prices for Fri Oct 30 departure, SAT Nov 14 return! Even if I push it back to Thur. Oct 29 departure , and maybe add on an extra day to do kennedy space centre, staying nearer to port canaveral instead of at MCO, the schedules still are pathetic!
I really don't know what to do, it makes me sick to think of paying close to 2K for 2 people's tickets!!! Even United cramped/economy is going to be at least $1K for the 2 of us at today's rates, and I don't think it's worth flying economy on United, i'd rather pay extra and fly economy on WJ.
Guess I may have to keep looking and hoping something better might come along with a seat sale perhaps in the summer.
would love to get the flights squared away though!!!
 
So, chimo2u, have you managed to get flights sorted out or are you still looking?
 


Hi :) nope, I'm still looking! ..... I don't know what to do. Still hoping for some decent pricing!
 
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rn American Airlines is 613 CAD/person via PHX there and DFW Back. I would also recommend flying a US Airline because connections are easier and you only have to do security once.
 

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