Are they kidding me ?

[LisaTC]

Have you tried Tampa...we did that last year and will probably do it this year...$200 cheaper. Was renting a car anyway, but if you weren't maybe not feasible.

 

[DisneyEars116]

your funny.

Would anybody really pay an extra 1200.00 just to make there DW or DH happy ? When there is really no valid reason for not flying out of PHL other then I don't want to.

Last I told her was ,
What happens if the prices don't go down from NY and the price from PHL is no longer available ? Cause I'm not driving !!

She doesn't want to fly out of PHL, I don't want to drive.

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[phillymummer]

Tanks All, but it looks like DW is dead set against flying out of anywhere but ISP, maybe LGA.


So I quess I'm driving, we usually stop in SC, I'd like to get to GA before I stop.

Can anyone recommend a good exit on I95 in GA ?

Since she is refusing to fly out of another airport, she should drive!!!

Seriously, that is the way it would go in my house!

 

[dsneprincess]

We paid $1125 for three seats for Christmas week (December 23 - 30th) out of Buffalo, NY. And we still have baggage fees to add in one way, as we are flying Airtran down and Jetblue back.

Our August flights, in comparison, were $868 out of Syracuse, NY. Syracuse for our Christmas dates was over $1500 .

You were lucky on August fares out of Syracuse. Ours were over $1600 JB from Syracuse. We are watching Syracuse, Albany, Rochester, & Buffalo for President's Week. Also, crazy expensive....hoping we don't have to drive into Pa in Feb for flights, unless alternative is stay home! Gasp!

 

[LisaTC]

Everything seems painful right now airfare-wise, but we booked this morning. It had gone up about $75.00 since this weekend alone, I figured it wasn't goin' down!! I found such a disparity among airports. We live in NE ohio. CAK is about 35 minutes and preferred for direct. Can't get a nonstop out of CLE on SW even though their route map shows nonstop...

United, et al was $400 each CLE-MCO. Columbus(PCH) was the bargain at 648.00 RT for all 3, but it's over 2 hours each way for us. So, we opted for Tampa again from CAK and saved about $200 over MCO better arrival times, but still more than Columbus, but didn't want to drive over 2 hours after our trip. TPA is a nice airport if you are planning on getting a car anyway. It was a little over an hour to WDW. Nice road, fast drive. No different for us than driving to CLE.

Hope the Airfare fairies sprinkle some pixie dust on everyone...we're gonna need it, I think!

GrumpyDad...hope you don't have to drive, but if you do... http://www.i95exitguide.com/index.php

 

[lizzytizzy]

What about her flying out of the expensive airport, and the rest of you flying out of the smart one .

 

[Greysword]

Thanks, just checked it out times are no good.

wastes my whole first day arriving at 4 or 6 pm.
I'm leaving the 22nd, so I only have Sun-thurs and I want a full day Sun, arrive by at least noon.

I encourage you to use that fancy search tool I listed, as it is really good. For instance, I found the following (15Feb is Fri, 16Feb Sat)

- US: 15Feb 6:30pm from HPN to MCO (via CLT) $399

- US: 16Feb 6:20am from ISP to TPA (via DCA) $377

- US: 16Feb 12:00pm from JFK to MCO (via CLT) $398

- AA/US: 16Feb 12:15pm from JFK to MCO (via DCA) $357

- US: 16Feb 3:30pm from LGA to MCO (via CLT) $398

- AA/DL: 16Feb 4:35pm from LGA to MCO (via ATL) $386

- US: 16Feb 5:15pm from ISP to MCO (via DCA) $400

Yep, lots of options. Now if you lived here in the Pacific Northwest, you wouldn't have so many options (and I didn't even list those from EWR, SWF, HVN, and a couple others).

Good luck, and enjoy the drive

These were just a fraction of the search results. Tons at any time during the daylight hours go to and coming from multiple airports within 40 miles of Long Island.

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

You were lucky on August fares out of Syracuse. Ours were over $1600 JB from Syracuse. We are watching Syracuse, Albany, Rochester, & Buffalo for President's Week. Also, crazy expensive....hoping we don't have to drive into Pa in Feb for flights, unless alternative is stay home! Gasp!

Yes, we were very lucky. Fares rocketed up after we booked (our purchase was mid-January), at times more than doubling our original price. Our flights were with Jetblue as well.....direct flights both ways.

Just got a credit this morning from Airtran for our Christmas flights . Saved $20 pp each way. That will cover our baggage fees. Happy dance! (every little bit helps, right?)

 

[keishashadow]

I bought our tix from PIT to MCO for 9/29 to 10/6 in area of $210 PP when SWA released the schedule. Approx $100 PP more RT than 2 years ago, last year was 1st big bump for us as to airfare expenses.

I watched the Oct trip fares pp bump up to almost $700 PP, my reservation became a bargin lol.

OT it appears my DH doesn't have to be back to work on 10/6 now, a Sunday, the day before Columbus Day. For giggles I checked the same last NS flight out that day and it was $114. Not sure if there's usually that sort of flexibility on Sunday returns since I always book Saturday, but the difference in price vs $350 one way pp for a new booking returning a day later would more than pay for a extra day's expenses for most folks.

 

[grumpydad]

I encourage you to use that fancy search tool I listed, as it is really good. For instance, I found the following (15Feb is Fri, 16Feb Sat)

- US: 15Feb 6:30pm from HPN to MCO (via CLT) $399

- US: 16Feb 6:20am from ISP to TPA (via DCA) $377

- US: 16Feb 12:00pm from JFK to MCO (via CLT) $398

- AA/US: 16Feb 12:15pm from JFK to MCO (via DCA) $357

- US: 16Feb 3:30pm from LGA to MCO (via CLT) $398

- AA/DL: 16Feb 4:35pm from LGA to MCO (via ATL) $386

- US: 16Feb 5:15pm from ISP to MCO (via DCA) $400

Yep, lots of options. Now if you lived here in the Pacific Northwest, you wouldn't have so many options (and I didn't even list those from EWR, SWF, HVN, and a couple others).

Good luck, and enjoy the drive

These were just a fraction of the search results. Tons at any time during the daylight hours go to and coming from multiple airports within 40 miles of Long Island.

thanks, but am i doing something wrong here.

I checked into thsi and the flight for 377.00 leaves 6:20 am on the 16th and arrives the 18th.

That would not work at all

 

[N365PA]

I would love to be able to get 4 people to MCO for $2000.

Clint
Anchorage, AK

 

[Greysword]

thanks, but am i doing something wrong here.

I checked into this and the flight for 377.00 leaves 6:20 am on the 16th and arrives the 18th.

That would not work at all

Wow, that would be a heck of a layover, huh?

I just rechecked (ISP to TPA), and the single connection for under $400 isn't there. Now it is showing $383 with two connections (via DCA on US, DL to ATL then TPA) depart and arrive on 16 Feb.

AA/US is showing from LGA to TPA via CLT for $387 and a few others leavening the evening of the 16th.

When you bring up the ITA matrix website, type in ISP into the departing (clicking the "nearby" word to the right to add other airports), then enter MCO into the deatination (click on "nearby" beside the box to add additional airports), choose an outbound and return date (play with the other boxes around it as desired or use the calendar option below it). Then click "search" at the bottom.

When I ran the initial search, I used ISP as the foundation, clicked "nearby" and clicked on all the presented options (likely for 50 mile radius), and I did the same for MCO. In addition, I chose 15 Feb and chose "+/- one day" from the time options, then did the same for departure.

It provided lots of combinations. ISP has quite a few still under $402 with one or two connections on the 16th.

ETA: If you have a smart phone, you can download the ITA app for free. When you do a search, you can save it in the Itineraries tab (on the app). This allows you to check the new prices quickly. For our Nov trip, I saved several flight options, then checked daily (or sometimes more often) quickly. Once the price dropped to my tolerance, I looked it up on the airline's website.

 

[lynypixie]

Until about a year or two, it was cheaper for Canadians to fly from across the border, but it looks pretty much the same now.

I haven't bought them yet, but I found a round-trip for less than 2000$ for the 5 of us (with stops, of course)

 

[grumpydad]

Wow, that would be a heck of a layover, huh?

I just rechecked (ISP to TPA), and the single connection for under $400 isn't there. Now it is showing $383 with two connections (via DCA on US, DL to ATL then TPA) depart and arrive on 16 Feb.

AA/US is showing from LGA to TPA via CLT for $387 and a few others leavening the evening of the 16th.

When you bring up the ITA matrix website, type in ISP into the departing (clicking the "nearby" word to the right to add other airports), then enter MCO into the deatination (click on "nearby" beside the box to add additional airports), choose an outbound and return date (play with the other boxes around it as desired or use the calendar option below it). Then click "search" at the bottom.

When I ran the initial search, I used ISP as the foundation, clicked "nearby" and clicked on all the presented options (likely for 50 mile radius), and I did the same for MCO. In addition, I chose 15 Feb and chose "+/- one day" from the time options, then did the same for departure.

It provided lots of combinations. ISP has quite a few still under $402 with one or two connections on the 16th.

ETA: If you have a smart phone, you can download the ITA app for free. When you do a search, you can save it in the Itineraries tab (on the app). This allows you to check the new prices quickly. For our Nov trip, I saved several flight options, then checked daily (or sometimes more often) quickly. Once the price dropped to my tolerance, I looked it up on the airline's website.

Again, thanks for looking and trying to help.

My 2 DD's and DW had a sit down last night and we talked her into PHL

So it's PHL to MCO direct for a total of 918.00

I'll probably leave the 16th, get a room at the airport for the night (flight leaves at 7 am) arrives at 9:35, should be at AK by 11:00.
Then of we go to MK

 

[magsmum]

Again, thanks for looking and trying to help.

My 2 DD's and DW had a sit down last night and we talked her into PHL

So it's PHL to MCO direct for a total of 918.00

I'll probably leave the 16th, get a room at the airport for the night (flight leaves at 7 am) arrives at 9:35, should be at AK by 11:00.
Then of we go to MK

What airlines are you flying on? I'm looking to fly out of BOS, MHT or PVD and flights are ridiculous. Driving alone with 3 kids was my backup, but maybe I'll drive to PHL, park and fly, and drive back. That may be more doable!

 

[grumpydad]

What airlines are you flying on? I'm looking to fly out of BOS, MHT or PVD and flights are ridiculous. Driving alone with 3 kids was my backup, but maybe I'll drive to PHL, park and fly, and drive back. That may be more doable!

airtran, hope you find the same great prices

 

[phillymummer]

If anyone does decide to drive to Philly, this is the parking lot my family always uses.

http://www.theparkingspot.com/Locations/Locations.aspx?ID=69

We have never had any issues. The shuttles come frequently, the drivers are safe (not crazy!) and very pleasant. I do believe they have security cameras. It is easy to get to- right off of I-95.

 

[kaytieeldr]

What airlines are you flying on? I'm looking to fly out of BOS, MHT or PVD and flights are ridiculous. Driving alone with 3 kids was my backup, but maybe I'll drive to PHL, park and fly, and drive back. That may be more doable!

Using the same ITA Software matrix/site/app that Greysword keeps advocating and which is available to anyone... I found $269 PP r/t out of Hartford. Flight departs 7 AM 2/16, returns slightly before 7 PM 2/24. Airline is jetBlue. Flights are nonstop.

 

[4 DZNY NUTZ]

I'd book them now on Southwest and then compulsively check to see if the price goes lower! I do that all the time.

lol, I do the same thing!!!!

 

[LisaTC]

Again, thanks for looking and trying to help.

My 2 DD's and DW had a sit down last night and we talked her into PHL

So it's PHL to MCO direct for a total of 918.00

I'll probably leave the 16th, get a room at the airport for the night (flight leaves at 7 am) arrives at 9:35, should be at AK by 11:00.
Then of we go to MK

good for you! Glad you booked because I booked this Tues, THANK HEAVENS! because today 9/15 the flights are $200pp more each for $600 more. Brother!