Starting to Worry...My Airfare has Jumped from $289 to $368!

[calypso*a*go-go]

With prices going the way they are, I am going to book as soon as I see them post December fares.

I saw a date of 6/26 for flights thru January 9th.

 

[chirurgeon]

Thanks Calypso.

Kim

 

[Jacklynn]

Even with gas prices where they are depending on how many people you have going it is cheaper to drive. I know it is a pain in the butt, my husband and I just recently drove the 15 hours each way down to Orlando for a job interview in March and have to drive it one way one last time to move there in a few weeks, but when it only was going to cost us $300 or so (we drove straight threw so no hotel) in gas to drive verses the almost $1000 to fly we had to drive it wasn't even an option. So you may want to look into that unless you car or whatever you would take gets very bad mpg.

We recently bought a Toyato Yaris Sedan and get 35-38mpg on the highway, so even if gas stays at $4/gal it will only cost us less than $150 in gas. So depending on what you are driving you might want to do the math, driving takes longer, but can be cheaper and more reliable since you could get to the airport and not even have a flight now days.

 

[UrsulasShadow]

I will be trying SW for the first time for my December trip. With prices going the way they are, I am going to book as soon as I see them post December fares. I know that will be June, and I won't find out until the first week in August if I am going on strike, but I don't want to risk the fares getting more and more outrageous. At least with SW I won't have to pay a change penalty if I have to cancel my trip. I'll just use the amount I pay for the Podcast cruise.

Kim

What are your dates, Kim? Jetblue is showing $99 each way from Pittsburgh to Orlando on Dec 4-11.

 

[chirurgeon]

Thanks for the info. I am going Dec. 5-Dec. 15. I would love Jet Blue, but they don't fly non-stop. I just checked my dates and they are $114 one way and $99 the other. The price is good, but Southwest flies non stop and their flight times look a lot better (based on the flights through October). If I have the option of non stop I will take that every time, even if it costs a little more. I am hoping after this latest round of airline problems level out, Jet Blue adds non stops from Pittsburgh to Orlando.

 

[ADP]

Anyone flying out of Indy in early December or before the holiday can get airfare for $69 each way non stop on Airtran. Just thought I'd throw that out there if anyone from the Indy area is looking for good airfare during that time.

 

[Renysmom]

We are driving the 12 hours.. Just DH and I so we can drive straight thru.. It just doesn't make sense to pay those prices for us plus bringing the car allows me to bring more home LOL No suitcase charges here..

 

[Castaway Kev]

I hear you when you talk about airfare keeping you from using your DVC. It's just too long to drive from UT to FL (34 hours straight through, around $400 in gas). When you have to pay the big bucks to get the airfare, it makes you want to stay and play longer once you get there.

I guess I just need to look on the bright side, that DVC is expanding to CA. That is only a 10 or 11 hour drive!

Does anyone else see the rising gas prices as a reason to sell their DVC? Are there enough people out there selling that it will loose it's value?

 

[M&M's]

Using Southwest out of Providence, we got 2 RT non-stops for $390. This was right when the fares came out for October. I also have ding, so with a code they gave me, it saved me 15%, or about $60.

If I were to book the same flights today, it would cost $664.00. So needless to say, you gotta get in early and always look for those deals! The only other way to save money is last second airfare deals, but then you are gambling.

Good luck finding those elusive low fares! They are out there.

 

[MKB419]

I just got an email saying JetBlue is waiving their change fees -- so now if your fare goes down by some miracle, you can change with no penalty!

Do you know if this is good on flights in Oct. I checked the site and its still has the fee for changing or should I join the frequent flyer program before I book? Thanks for any help.
MKB

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Do you know if this is good on flights in Oct. I checked the site and its still has the fee for changing or should I join the frequent flyer program before I book? Thanks for any help.
MKB

The email came from yapta.com which is a fare tracking website. When I looked at JetBlue's site I couldn't find anything about the fees being eliminated...so now I'm wondering about the authenticity of the email. Has anyone else seen something about this?