HELP! I need airfare advice...

[B3LM]

I'm not an experienced air-traveler at all. I just noticed that Delta has round-trip airfares available for May, 2002 at $114 (1 connection) STL -> MCO. I'll be traveling with my three kids, DD8, DD6, and DDalmost3, so a direct flight would be better.

Here's my question... Do I need to jump on the $114 rate offered by Delta, or should I hold out and see if TWA or Southwest offers a direct flight around the same cost? (My DH and I are taking our kids in November and I purchased our airline tickets back in January. We're leaving the day after Thanksgiving and I paid $216 (taxes included, direct flight) per ticket. I haven't seen the rate drop below that for that time period, yet.)

Any help or advice you can give me would be great!
Thanks!
Beth

 

[disney4us2002]

We are going next June and the advice given me is that the most discounted flights won't be announced til around April 02, but I'm a PLANNER and will go crazy if I have to wait that long. My current game plan is that I'm watching the fares every two days or so plus I've signed up for a few farewatchers programs; when I can book my flights with good times for under $130 apiece, I'm buying! My dh said today (glad I did ask him) that he only wanted direct, nonstop flights so that's going to limit my flexibility, but with three kids changing planes or layovers would be a hassle. If I find flights for $114 even with a stop, I'll probably be nagging him about buying though. Many people have posted that the discounts seen this summer/fall (AP hotel rates and $75 RT airfares) are basically unheard of and who knows if they'll continue thru next year. I don't want to be stuck with no reservations and looking at a 15 hour drive!!

Good luck, Carla

 

[travelcoupons]

I doubt seriously that you will run across a fare that low again before you travel. Delta was matching Southwest airlines recent sale, which had some unheard of prices. If TWA hasn't matched by now, they probably won't.

 

[llfowl]

bump

 

[CarolA]

If you can get a $114 flight round trip - buy it. You probably will not get much lower than that!

 

[Disneylvr]

Hi Beth!

I'm from St. Louis too. I would jump on that $114 fare because I doubt that you will ever see a fare that low on TWA. A couple of weeks ago it was $148 roundtrip from STL to MCO on TWA and that was lowest I have ever seen it. We have flown on Delta a couple of times to MCO but you always have to change planes in Cincinatti or Atlanta, but for $114 it is worth it!