Flying from Michigan to MCO.

[Lookn4Mickey]

Hi, this will be out first trip to WDW, and also our first time flying anywhere as a family. I have no idea what is a good price for our flight. Anyone who flys from Detroit to MCO have a ballpark figure I can go by? I hear SW is really good?
Our dates are 11/27/05-12/03/05 there are 2 adults and 2 children. When should we book? Now, or will sales come out closer to the dates?
Thanks!

 

[cbrfan]

With 11/27 being the Sunday after Thanksgiving fares will likely be high. Is there any wiggle room with your dates?

 

[Lookn4Mickey]

We could do anytime after that I guess. Would it be better to wait until Monday or after to leave?

 

[casey49781]

i flew spirit airlines dec 21 and dec 29 for 4 people ,2 adults and 2 kids,,it was 988.00 from detroit to mco,,,,,,i booked early,,,,

 

[cbrfan]

The fares usually go down the Tues. after Thanksgiving. We wanted to go then but couldn't. I was sick when I saw the fares from FNT to MCO at around $136 RT! Don't know what they'll do this year with fuel prices and all, but for the first few weeks after Thanksgiving they're usually pretty darn good! And I believe it's value season for the resorts. We've never had a problem getting a discount.

 

[Pinnie]

This past Dec., I got a fare of $168 on NWA from Det - MCO. I got a RR ticket on SWA for Easter, it's a freebie, but DH's fare was $180. I am flying SPIRIT in June to MCO for just a tad under $200. With the price of fuel going up, I have feeling that airfare out of DTW is going to be in the $200 range.

pinnie

 

[callnamegrumpy]

dtw to mco, when we have our rooms booked, and we try to plan at least five months ahead, then starts the air fare hunt. first place i look is internet home (which ever home page you use) travel, i plug in the dates i want, and there i have a pretty good idea what is being charged. make notes at this point, i check back with the one or two air lines who had the best price on there home page the next monday and wednesday, over the next couple of weeks,until i believe the fares are good enough, it seems when the prices change it is on these days, one rule i do follow, we never use connection flights to save a few bucks, dtw is a major hub and there are always direct flights to mco, not worth the hassle with delayed flights or lost luggage. best of luck!!

 

[skeeterbug]

Not sure of holiday pricing, but we booked 5 tickets on Spirit for 7/15-7/24 for $908 out of DTW.

 

[Lookn4Mickey]

Thanks, I knew you guys would help! I will start looking around (pricing the differences between leaving Sunday or leaving Tuesday. When will the SW fares for late Nov. be coming out?

I just checked a few sites, I am finding Spirit to be pretty good. I found I can do all 4 of us rt for $707.60 (thats including taxes and everything). This was using the new dates of 11/29-12/5.

Edited to add: I just tried cheaptickets.com for the same dates and got a fare of $629.36 (also Spirit) total! This is good right?

 

[Brian Noble]

Yes, $160 is quite good. You can sometimes do a little better from DTW, but not by much.

 

[the kabuki]

Got $157 (no tax, service fees,etc.) in Jan on NWA. Try NWA's site, you'll be able to do flexible search to find which days are cheaper.