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[Vinelander]

I noticed the same thing when playing around. Hopefully they'll get loaded soon.

Flights for 11/5 are up now.

 

[MinnieMSue]

Booked early morning flight out of Columbus and the late flight out of MCO for our HHN trip for pretty much what I expected to pay. The afternoon flights were very pricy. I thought they were going to add the new fare class but they didn’t.

 

[JoJoGirl]

Booked early morning flight out of Columbus and the late flight out of MCO for our HHN trip for pretty much what I expected to pay. The afternoon flights were very pricy. I thought they were going to add the new fare class but they didn’t.

This morning I booked CMH - MCO for October also. Prices were higher than in the past, and the nonstops were very disappointing - either fly obnoxiously early (for me 6:00 am means leaving home at 2:30 am) or late enough to lose your first day of vacation. Unfortunately, unless you’re brave enough to book Spirit, the other airlines’ prices are still higher and most of those flights have connections. *sigh*

So I will by flying in a day early on the late nonstop and spending the night at the MCO Hyatt. That way I can sleep in and still have a good “first day” once I get to Disney.

 

[okw19]

So I will by flying in a day early on the late nonstop and spending the night at the MCO Hyatt. That way I can sleep in and still have a good “first day” once I get to Disney.

I may end up doing this if rates for my travel day drop on Hyatt. I'd rather have a layover and arrive at MCO 11:35pm than to fly out the next morning nonstop at 5:45am.

 

[Lsdolphin]

I got an email from SWA offering rewards points up to 40% off and wasn’t going to purchase but than I also received an email offering a promotion code for 20% off flights when using reward points to purchase...thinking I’m going to go ahead and purchase the rewards points then if southwest drops the price I can get difference back in points instead of a travel fund credit....although I doubt they would drop the prices more than the 20% I would have already saved in points.

 

[mmackeymouse]

Booked early morning flight out of Columbus and the late flight out of MCO for our HHN trip for pretty much what I expected to pay. The afternoon flights were very pricy. I thought they were going to add the new fare class but they didn’t.

Curious.

When you say what you expected to pay...did you have a built-in price increase already imagined? Or based on your previous trips, you had a pricing in mind, and it pretty much matched it?

 

[mmackeymouse]

I got an email from SWA offering rewards points up to 40% off and wasn’t going to purchase but than I also received an email offering a promotion code for 20% off flights when using reward points to purchase...thinking I’m going to go ahead and purchase the rewards points then if southwest drops the price I can get difference back in points instead of a travel fund credit....although I doubt they would drop the prices more than the 20% I would have already saved in points.

I believe the 20% only applies on flights through May.

 

[Lsdolphin]

I believe the 20% only applies on flights through May.

Oh wow! you’re right! I’m looking at booking Sept. dates so maybe purchasing the rewards points not such a great idea.

 

[MinnieMSue]

This morning I booked CMH - MCO for October also. Prices were higher than in the past, and the nonstops were very disappointing - either fly obnoxiously early (for me 6:00 am means leaving home at 2:30 am) or late enough to lose your first day of vacation. Unfortunately, unless you’re brave enough to book Spirit, the other airlines’ prices are still higher and most of those flights have connections. *sigh*

So I will by flying in a day early on the late nonstop and spending the night at the MCO Hyatt. That way I can sleep in and still have a good “first day” once I get to Disney.

Yeah we usually take the early morning which means leaving home around 3:00-3:30 which sucks. But we can’t go the evening before so we just gotta suck it up lol. Trying to decide what to do the day we do the late fly out to come home. Deciding between poolside cabana at sapphire falls or a day room at the Hyatt at MCO or just sucking it up and going to the parks or hanging out at the sapphire falls pool without paying for a cabana. We are doing HHN first and last nights of our trip and a 6 house unmasking the horror tour in the middle day. Gonna be real tired

 

[MinnieMSue]

Curious.

When you say what you expected to pay...did you have a built-in price increase already imagined? Or based on your previous trips, you had a pricing in mind, and it pretty much matched it?

I had a built in price increase already imagined lol. I figured for my early and late flights it would be about $30 more and it was. Actually I hoped it wouldn’t be more than that. I was hoping to get for around $179 or less. It was $169 for one and $179 for the other. Obviously I was hoping for less but not expecting it. I have seen prices over $200 opening day for those flights. Afternoon non-stops were over $200 which was more than I wanted to pay. Also the time too late to get into the park for stay and scream so we are gonna have a very long arrival day lol

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

This drop is just before our next flights (11/6-11/13) but it looks like October is back to having PHL-MCO directs! Not nearly as many and the times aren't my favorite, but fingers crossed they're there for the next chunk of the calendar.

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Glad I read this post this morning and was reminded of the additional schedules SW put out today. I had forgotten! Yes, prices disappointingly higher, but not unexpected. So many things higher these days, and with airlines trying to recover from a couple rough years of pandemic and unpredictable travel, along with higher fuel prices (and probably economic impacts I don't know about) - it's not shocking I didn't see $79 fares this morning! Maybe they'll return someday......

 

[JoJoGirl]

Yeah we usually take the early morning which means leaving home around 3:00-3:30 which sucks. But we can’t go the evening before so we just gotta suck it up lol. Trying to decide what to do the day we do the late fly out to come home. Deciding between poolside cabana at sapphire falls or a day room at the Hyatt at MCO or just sucking it up and going to the parks or hanging out at the sapphire falls pool without paying for a cabana. We are doing HHN first and last nights of our trip and a 6 house unmasking the horror tour in the middle day. Gonna be real tired

That sounds so fun! At least the flight home will be short. Enjoy!!!

 

[mmackeymouse]

I had a built in price increase already imagined lol. I figured for my early and late flights it would be about $30 more and it was. Actually I hoped it wouldn’t be more than that. I was hoping to get for around $179 or less. It was $169 for one and $179 for the other. Obviously I was hoping for less but not expecting it. I have seen prices over $200 opening day for those flights. Afternoon non-stops were over $200 which was more than I wanted to pay. Also the time too late to get into the park for stay and scream so we are gonna have a very long arrival day lol

Yeah, we had a built-in increase in mind as well, and unfortunately the prices have exceeded our thoughts.

Our typical slight baseline is $200 RT. Sometimes we get it a little less, which is great. But, usually $99 each way is what we are looking at. Based on that, we kind of had in mind to be prepared for $250 RT. We were hopeful for $220 but realistically were prepared for $250. It's $326 RT. $75 more than our elevated guess.

Now, we have in the past flown out of Nashville, more for flight time reasons than anything else. It's a further drive for us, so it's not our first airport choice. But...it is usually on the cheaper side for Florida flights. So, we definitely kept Nashville in mind as a backup. It is cheaper, but not a lot cheaper.

 

[Angelboys3]

Got our flights set for our September trip. Ideal nonstop flight times for us at about the price we have seen trending. Obviously we had hoped for less but $317 per person was within our "acceptable" range. None of us wanted to drive 18+ hours with a whole herd of teens/children lol My sister was like that price is fine, book it now lol

 

[BillFromCT]

Looks like the holiday bookings won't be for a few months:

We are currently accepting air reservations through November 5, 2022. On June 16, 2022 we will open our schedule for sale through January 4, 2023. This date is subject to change! Please check back frequently.

 

[TNKim]

What time would I need to be at MCO for a Saturday 9:45 a.m. Southwest flight? I know checking bags and going through security is terrible at MCO but we’ve never left on a Saturday morning before and always arrived by Magical Express. We have TSA precheck and will be coming from a Universal resort by Uber. we want to have a time to grab fast food breakfast before the flight.

 

[nekonekoneko]

This drop is just before our next flights (11/6-11/13) but it looks like October is back to having PHL-MCO directs! Not nearly as many and the times aren't my favorite, but fingers crossed they're there for the next chunk of the calendar.

The October non-stop flights, both ways to and from Philly, look like that they are on the weekends only. I hope they come back to the weekdays on the next iteration.

Edit: punctuation

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

The October non-stop flights both ways to and from Philly like that they are on the weekends only. I hope they come back to the weekdays on the next iteration.

It's so weird, I was hopping around days and I could have sworn there were a couple non stops on weekdays, too. I bet my browser hadn't totally refreshed yet.

Saturday and Sundays is at least better than just Saturdays? Maybe????

 

[EACarlson]

What time would I need to be at MCO for a Saturday 9:45 a.m. Southwest flight? I know checking bags and going through security is terrible at MCO but we’ve never left on a Saturday morning before and always arrived by Magical Express. We have TSA precheck and will be coming from a Universal resort by Uber. we want to have a time to grab fast food breakfast before the flight.

To get breakfast before security I would say you need to be there by 7:45. If you are getting breakfast after security I would say 8:15.