Am I dreaming? (flight rates)

[Miss Ang]

We are planning to drive, but figure if we can get flights in the $120 range, flying would be doable (and SO much easier on us all!). The cheapest I've found in a recent search is $180. For those who price check regularly, do you think my expectations are unrealisitic? ETA: We will be flying out of Indianapolis.

 

[ryanshana]

Where are you from? does Airtran or southwest fly out of your airport? They are usually the cheapest. GL

 

[Pooh Girl 71]

Well it really depends on your airport and which carriers you have. I fly Airtran out of Richmond and can get $59 pretty regularly. You do need to add taxes and checked bag fees on top of that.

 

[Disneychix]

I'm from NY and haven't seen a flight for $120 in ages. I don't know where you are but adding in all those fees now I would think $180 isn't so bad.

We are paying $200 for our trip in March. Cheapest with good flight times I saw was $160 but I missed that by not booking in time

But for $40 more we are getting direct flights both ways and early morning/late evening times.

 

[mjkacmom]

I'm from NY and haven't seen a flight for $120 in ages. I don't know where you are but adding in all those fees now I would think $180 isn't so bad.

We are paying $200 for our trip in March. Cheapest with good flight times I saw was $160 but I missed that by not booking in time

But for $40 more we are getting direct flights both ways and early morning/late evening times.

I'm from NJ, and I've never paid less than $200.

 

[puffkin]

I'm from NJ, and I've never paid less than $200.

I am from PA (fly out of PHL) and have never paid more than $200 for a flight in 14+ trips.

The best I have seen lately is $59 flights out of PHL and with taxes you are just shy of $150. Not sure what airport you are flying out of

 

[KSG'sDisneyMem]

DH flew in December from Louisville, KY to Orlando for $112
I flew in Jan. from Orlando to Manchester, NH for $59. I just booked for DIL, DGD & DGS to fly from Manchester, NH to Orlando for $78 each way per person (they are flying in May). Southwest does not charge for a second check-in bag so they still allow 2 bags at no additional charge, unlike most other airlines now. So with security fee and taxes it is around $100. For all 3 of them to fly round-trip it came out to around $500. Not sure where you are located but if Southwest flys out from your local airport then check their flights.

 

[mrstxcop]

i booked our flight at $99 each way --- $198 roundtrip --- from San Antonio, TX to Orlando, FL --- this was flying on Southwest...

 

[brockash]

I'm not sure where you are or what companies you have, but I haven't seen $120 roundtrip in I don't know how long. I consider anything under $250/person roundtrip is pretty good, so I'd say good luck finding 120/person. I'd grab those $180's though if I could fine that for us. The cheapest I have found for our upcoming trip to Orlando is right at 280/person. I've also been pricing flights for our trip to PA in a few months and the cheapest I have found (looking at multiple airports) is right around 320/person. Good luck to you though!

 

[mjkacmom]

I am from PA (fly out of PHL) and have never paid more than $200 for a flight in 14+ trips.

The best I have seen lately is $59 flights out of PHL and with taxes you are just shy of $150. Not sure what airport you are flying out of

I live 20 minutes from Newark airport, and I just checked, and the cheapest flight to Orlando right now, for the month of March, is a one stop for $223. I've never seen anything cheaper.

 

[StitchFanZ]

Check out Allegiant Air. They fly out of the smaller aiports but their rates are worth the extra drive. I've found it cheaper to fly with them and rent a car then to drive all the way. They are a budget airlines so everything is an extra fee but the people who work there have always gone out of there way to make our trips special.

 

[vod2117]

Southwest has for May 23rd for an evening flight, $89

 

[holden]

We got $59 each way out of Philly in July to Orlando.

 

[wlwilliams9]

We paid $69/person round trip out of DTW (Detroit) on Spirit for May. We paid $330 total for flight, taxes/fees & baggage for the 3 of us. I booked at the right time though, the same flight is running about $300/person right now..OUCH! We have an early am outbound flight and an evening inbound flight, both non-stop.

Other than this flight, we usually pay about $180/person r/t. If you found a $180 r/t flight, I'd say that's pretty good right now!

 

[momtomatthew]

We fly Airtran from Philly and pay either $79 or $59 each way (non-stop). We usually end up booking cheap airfare first and then our trip... Southwest also has cheaper airfare- sign up for their "DING"- sometimes they have really good rates. Also, I check Expedia and Travelocity- you can quickly check the rates for the days you want to fly

Good luck-

 

[pixierella]

I can usually get a direct flight from NY to MCO for $130 a piece round trip but that's in Oct. It really depends on where and when you are leaving. I usually use Airtran or JetBlue

 

[NateNLogansDad]

#1 rule, book out as far as you can.

1/18/09 I booked Southwest from Philly to MCO $79 to and $89 From = $170 round trip

a few days later the flight going TO MCO goes down to $59 I hop online and get a $20 credit for each ticket ($100 total) and keep the same flight

Last week we decided to add on an extra 2 days so I hop on and what do ya know- $59 a ticket comming home so there's another $150 credit in my acct at Southwest.


There's no fee's to change your flight and they give you up to 2 bags each to check for free! So, AFTER taxes, fee's, and everything 5 tickets costed me $950 and I won't be paying for my bags.

 

[KandiB47]

I've been watching airfare watchdog for a few weeks and I have seen flights that cheap from Indi. Check that site everyday and see what pops up. Flight prices are so volatile. I just booked IL to Orlando for $120 round trip. It takes some patience.

Edited to add:
I just checked airfare watchdog. Right now Indi to Jacksonville, FL is $100 roundtrip without fees and taxes ($121 with all fees)