SW Airfare for Easter Week

[Amy&Dan]

Hi All,

I am in need of some advice! I have flown to WDW many times, but this next year will be the first time I have flown during a holdiday week. I am looking at flying from Denver to MCO on Friday March 26th and coming back Monday, April 5th (Easter is April 4th).

My dilemma is of course airfare. Right now I can get on Froniter for $1276.80 which is for the midgrade ticket (no checked bag fee, free direct tv, advance seat assignement). Not bad for four people coming from Denver. I can't decide if I should go ahead and take this or roll the dice and wait for Southwest.

It says on their site they'll release fares for flights through March 12th on September 3rd, I have no idea when they will release fares for dates beyond that (is there a set formula they have on when fares will be released?).


What is the typical fare Southwest would have if I booked as soon as the window came up for a busy holiday week? I am not asking for dollar amount, but rather since other airlines will have had fares out for that busy week for awhile, will Southwest fares be hgh as well, even when they are first released? Right now United is way higher than Frontier. I am just not sure what to do!

 

[mousey]

If you think this is a good fare, grab it. This past Easter we had waited for SWA to release their dates and the prices were pretty high. Now granted all the airlines were up because of the oil business, but it was ridiculous. I would say the last 2-3 yrs those first fares that come out are on the high side. Good Luck!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Thanks I went ahead and booked this morning on Frontier. I had been keeping an eye on fares for a few weeks and it had been pretty steady with them, United had started out the same price and is now around $100 more per ticket. I also talked with a friend last night who had gone to WDW over spring break this year and she told me that she had waited for SW fares to release and wished she hadn't, because when she first began to check, Frontier was way cheaper. Its always a gamble either way, but I am committed now so I just have to live with it. Naturally, I'll torment myself and check SW when they release!

Its just very hard to get low airfare from Denver to MCO lately, and to me $320 with taxes and the mid grade ticket was a decent buy. I hope so!