Airfare going up?

[DaisyD]

My mom heard on the radio that airfare was about to go way up so to buy your tickets now no matter how far in advance. Is this true? I did go on Airtran.com and booked our flights for our October trip. It was about $30 higher per person compared to our most recent December trip. Is anyone thinking of booking ahead because of these rumoured increases?

 

[bicker]

Yes, it is true. Jet fuel prices have skyrocketed and that hasn't yet been reflected in all airfares yet. Also, the industry itself is bleeding red-ink badly. Even JetBlue lost money this past quarter, because they didn't charge enough to cover their costs. Consequently, we can expect to see airlines raising airfares, and reducing capacity/curtailing service if necessary.

 

[CarolA]

I posted a link to a USAToday cover story the other day discussing just this. The airlines have been slowly raising fares and so far they are still flying full.

 

[zuzu310]

I saw an article on the news about this also. I bought our airfare last week and still got a pretty good deal on it through United...less than what we had budgeted anyways. Even though the trip is in September, I didn't want to take a chance.

 

[Panna]

My trip isn't until 9/29 and I've given the go ahead for my TA to bite the bullet and book my air fair. I hate to do it, but I've been watching the prices increase and I know that they will not get down to where I am used to seeing them.

Makes long distance relationships a pain in the patootie, let me tell you!