$258 one way to LAX Should i wait?

[funhouse8]

The airfare we are getting now is $258 to fly direct into LAX. My DD wants to fly into LAx to visit a friend. We will be flying out of Palm Springs we have a wedding there and the flights home are $188/ The trip is the end of April. Would you take this airfare now or play the waiting game?

 

[poohbear2]

What airline is this with? I paid around 350 rt with Delta. The flights are not direct though.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

If you are flying from the NYC area, that's not a bad one way fare. It appears to be the average fare right now for all the major airlines for next April.

 

[bytheblood]

The airfare we are getting now is $258 to fly direct into LAX. My DD wants to fly into LAx to visit a friend. We will be flying out of Palm Springs we have a wedding there and the flights home are $188/ The trip is the end of April. Would you take this airfare now or play the waiting game?

Unfortunately, this is pretty average right now.

 

[disfan07]

Where are you flying from? $258 seems a little high to me.

We flew from LAX to MCO last december (december 15th-21st) and we paid about $400 RT each.
We flew LAX to IAD the december before and we paid about $300 RT.

We've never paid more than $400 RT to anywhere from LAX (dulles, ny, orlando, greensboro, raleigh, palm beach) in the past few years so $258 one way seems high IMO.

What airline are you flying?

 

[soxfan11901]

You don't say where you are originating from so given your home location I am assuming JFK.
Airlines, if offering discounts, do not usually offer them that far in advance. So to get an idea of where prices should be I look at dates about 45-60 days out.
In October JFK-LAX round trip prices are $300-$350 on multiple carriers.
Conclusion: You can get a better price than that as long as you are not traveling at a high demand time which will fill up the flights way in advance.

 

[silmarg]

$250? I would wait. You will do better...

 

[mikehn]

Wait. Airfare should drop like a rock some time in the next few months.