Flight prices- did anyone go last 2 weeks July and first week in August?

[1andrea]

I've just returned from an amazing holiday and I'm itching to rebook.

To use our annual passes again we need to visit WDW for the last 2 weeks in July and first week in August.

As its school holidays the flights are expensive and the cheapest I can find for our dates, which are 17th July to 9th August are £720 indirect.

We'd like to fly from Manchester it will fly from London if its a lot cheaper. But flying from Manchester we wouldn't have to pay for parking or petrol which costs us £200 ish when flying from London.

Did anyone go this year around our dates? How much were your flights and when did you book them?

Thank you xx

 

[saintrob]

That's when we always go. Last year we went indirect via Dublin with Aer Lingus and paid around £4300 for business class. We normally pay about £4600 for PE with Virgin from Manchester.

 

[Kath2003]

I quietly browse this time every year and have never found anything acceptably priced

 

[scoobydooby]

At the moment one adult flight on VA is about £1,450. BA are quite a lot cheaper from London.

 

[scoobydooby]

^ sorry, price is for your dates

 

[cliveywolves]

Hi went first week August this year from Manchester and paid £2300 ish for 2 adults and DD 9 with TC direct to orlando... Great flights and planes but I ain't paying that again it's getting silly !!

 

[sandshal]

We got reward flights to NYC then internals to MCO .... Direct for those dates with Virgin never seemed do drop much beneath £900 per adult fare

 

[1andrea]

That's when we always go. Last year we went indirect via Dublin with Aer Lingus and paid around £4300 for business class. We normally pay about £4600 for PE with Virgin from Manchester.

Was that for two?

We're looking at economy and it needs to be cheap economy at that! :0)

 

[1andrea]

I quietly browse this time every year and have never found anything acceptably priced

I know I'm struggling but we are fixed to our dates :0(

 

[1andrea]

At the moment one adult flight on VA is about £1,450. BA are quite a lot cheaper from London.

I know but direct is way out of our price range we're hoping to find something around £600 ish but its proving difficult!

 

[1andrea]

We got reward flights to NYC then internals to MCO .... Direct for those dates with Virgin never seemed do drop much beneath £900 per adult fare

Sounds like you done well with reward flights.

We're looking for cheap flights so indirect is likely to be our only option.

 

[saintrob]

Was that for two?

We're looking at economy and it needs to be cheap economy at that! :0)

It was for three! Aer Lingus are great and you clear USA customs in Dublin so straight through at Orlando!

 

[scoobydooby]

I know but direct is way out of our price range we're hoping to find something around £600 ish but its proving difficult!

I've just had a look. Lowest I could find was around £800 per person.

 

[Elise79]

Flights for next year haven't long been out - I would give it a couple of weeks at least on the indirect pricing

 

[sandshal]

Sounds like you done well with reward flights. We're looking for cheap flights so indirect is likely to be our only option.

£500 was for the taxes on the two reward flights, £900 was for one economy adult fare Gatwick to. MCO (cheapest I saw it inside the kids holidays)

 

[hopex]

We went on the 17th July this year from Manchester, direct to MCO with Thomas Cook. We paid £770pp and I think we booked around October time

 

[heatherbelle]

There were some around 650 flying into FFL indirect last year, but not until April.

 

[Minniesgal]

Have you looked for flights into Tampa. They can be cheaper

 

[bex7583]

i have found 21st july for 2 week £627 on kayak they are indirect tho

 

[cliveywolves]

Might give you some help.... :0)

We booked last night, We decided that next year we also wanted to try and visit the Key's for a few days.. So we jumped last night, direct fights from Manchester to Orlando and Back home Miami - Manchester. 19/8 - 4/9 total cost £1830, 2 Adults and DD 9... Happy Days and Planning ahead to come now....