Posting this here, because I figure you all travel and could give me some advice.
We booked a Frontier flight to Phoenix from Denver for March at $133pp. Good deal, but now we have to cancel, the school district decided to schedule the Destination Imagination competition that weekend and both my kids are on teams and I coach. I am one unhappy camper.
Tried to re-book the trip via phone to go later in March, but there is a $100pp penalty, making four ticket to Phoenix now cost $233pp. If I buy new tickets on the web for the same changed dates, I get a price of $173.60pp.
So, thought I'd just apply the pitiable NOW $233pp cost to tickets for our DCL Cruise in October instead, and just buy new tickets for Phoenix, but I get a price of Denver/Orlando from the Frontier phone Reservations Clerk of $317pp MORE owed. If I look at the same Denver/Orlando price on line, without taking into account the old tickets, I get $351 per ticket total price. Then apply $33 profit if I can even figure out how to do that on line. So.. No deals online or by phone at all for the few places we want to go.
So what to do? Wait and hope Frontier has a sale before October? Is my $33 credit per ticket better spent on just biting the bullet and applying it to Phoenix? Or leaving the credit and locking ourselves into hoping Frontier will go on sale? We have few options going in and out of Denver direct to Orlando for a cruise. Frontier and United are the only direct, and always sky-high prices. Kids would lose days of school to get cheaper fares. Kids get off on Friday, fly that night, then cruise Sat-Sat (one week Fall break) and return on Sunday, back to school on Monday.
Help! Any other bright ideas?
Carla
We booked a Frontier flight to Phoenix from Denver for March at $133pp. Good deal, but now we have to cancel, the school district decided to schedule the Destination Imagination competition that weekend and both my kids are on teams and I coach. I am one unhappy camper.
Tried to re-book the trip via phone to go later in March, but there is a $100pp penalty, making four ticket to Phoenix now cost $233pp. If I buy new tickets on the web for the same changed dates, I get a price of $173.60pp.
So, thought I'd just apply the pitiable NOW $233pp cost to tickets for our DCL Cruise in October instead, and just buy new tickets for Phoenix, but I get a price of Denver/Orlando from the Frontier phone Reservations Clerk of $317pp MORE owed. If I look at the same Denver/Orlando price on line, without taking into account the old tickets, I get $351 per ticket total price. Then apply $33 profit if I can even figure out how to do that on line. So.. No deals online or by phone at all for the few places we want to go.
So what to do? Wait and hope Frontier has a sale before October? Is my $33 credit per ticket better spent on just biting the bullet and applying it to Phoenix? Or leaving the credit and locking ourselves into hoping Frontier will go on sale? We have few options going in and out of Denver direct to Orlando for a cruise. Frontier and United are the only direct, and always sky-high prices. Kids would lose days of school to get cheaper fares. Kids get off on Friday, fly that night, then cruise Sat-Sat (one week Fall break) and return on Sunday, back to school on Monday.
Help! Any other bright ideas?
Carla
