SW has always been our preferred airline and we fly out of Islip (Long Island), NY. We're booked on a Disney Cruise for President's week in 2016. We have yet to book our airfare. The "Wanna Get Away" fares are all blacked out for the dates surrouding that week, and the other fares are insane. This is on top of the fact that they have drastically cut the number of flights in and out of Islip. Other airlines are in the same ballpark, although the trend the last couple of weeks (I check prices pretty much daily), has been priced coming down slightly - from completely ludicrous down to just plain ridiculous. Hopefully they get to reasonable levels at some point or we may cancel the cruise. WDW/DCL, Universal, etc. should be very concerned about the price airfare right now. If prices remain sky high (pun fully intended) - all while fuel costs are as low as they've been in a long time - it's going to hurt them.
Don't forget to check prices flying into Tampa. Earlier this year a flight to MCO was $189 but a flight to TPA was $101.. And it only adds 40 minutes extra to the drive time to WDW each way.
But no Magic Express, that is a very big negative for me. It basically rules out any other option.
we are in the same boat (maybe even literally.....2/14 on the magic?? ). I am so freaked out, I check fares literally about 30x a day. I am assuming (hoping) that they are going to release some Wanna Get Away fares as we get closer. I will cancel the cruise before I pay $400-$500/per person for flights!
If you look for flights on the weekends the prices are always going to be expensive. I looked last Tuesday/ Wednesday for flights from Hartfod > MCO and I was seeing $90-125 each way. Those same flights today, Sunday, are over $200 and sometimes over $300 each way. The prices change daily and the sales come and go. Just keep looking mid week and if you see your preferred time for less than $130 grab it. And if you book your flight and see the fare is cheaper down the road, Southwest will re-book you at the cheaper fare. You just have to call them in order to do that.
Sundays, Mondays and Fridays -- Fares are always higher
Tues-Thurs, Saturday -- Fares tend to be cheaper
i have been checking every single day, multiple times a day. Fares haven't moved even $1 on SW. I don't think SW follows that pattern of lowering prices on Tues/Weds.
i have been checking every single day, multiple times a day. Fares haven't moved even $1 on SW. I don't think SW follows that pattern of lowering prices on Tues/Weds.
Don't forget to check prices flying into Tampa. Earlier this year a flight to MCO was $189 but a flight to TPA was $101.. And it only adds 40 minutes extra to the drive time to WDW each way.
i have been checking every single day, multiple times a day. Fares haven't moved even $1 on SW. I don't think SW follows that pattern of lowering prices on Tues/Weds.
That's because this is one of those "myths" with some truth.
Years ago before the advent of good computers on Monday morning the airline executives all looked at past sales, sales forecasts etc... and said "opps Atlanta to Las Vegas isn't selling well drop that fare $20" That night their staff loaded their decisions into a reservation system (going way back into a book LOL!) And on Tuesday the new fares took effect.
Now the airlines have systems that monitor and project in real time and can change fares on Friday at 2 PM just as easily as Monday at midnight!
ITA,all the WGA fares have shown as Unavailable since release day. Its been over a month now. I get that they want to try to sell the higher fares, but I thought SW was considered one of the low cost carriers? At this point, ALL the other carriers are cheaper.
It is a LCC, and was one of the early ones. After the airline deregulation, carriers were either legacy, or a LCC, with LCC ones being started after deregulation and legacy being ones that predate deregulation - and LCC refers (or referred) to their costs, not your costs.I thought SW was considered one of the low cost carriers? At this point, ALL the other carriers are cheaper.