USAir Fares Coming Down in PA. - In Your Area Too?

[Bill From PA]

I've been watching air fares of USAir out of a small local airport, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Int'l, for some months now. In Nov. 2003 we paid $223 RT, up from the $206 the previous year. For the last 6 months they've been skyhigh, $300 - $500 rt. Now I'm seeing $213 from early Dec. up to the week before we're going, 3/5 - 3/14. I'll jump on that if it's offered my week, but I was wondering if this is a trend with USAir or other carriers. Are other airlines lowering fares?

Bill From PA

 

[pooh fan in wv]

We're trying to get decent USAir flights out of Pittsburgh for 3/26 - 4/3 for a DCL cruise but they've been really high, especially since I need a flight after noon on departure day. Last August we paid $183/person for our trip to WDW and got $195/person for our Thanksgiving week trip in a few weeks. I was hoping to grab similar deals for late March. Keeping my fingers crossed!!

 

[DebbieB]

I'm looking for April 21 to 25 and it's $367! I looked at the seat charts and the planes are 80% empty! It's the Sunday return that's pushing it up, if we return Monday it's $190! I can't miss another day of work so I'm waiting this one out!

 

[helenk]

It has been 206.50 for awhile now leaving from PHL the end July. I paid 164.50 this past September and was hoping for a rate closer to that, but it does not look like it will come down in the near future.
I will keep an eye on it for another month or so and hope that they get a little closer to $180.00

 

[Bill From PA]

DebbieB,

I've checked every week from now 'til the end of Feb. and the rate is $215 or so. In March it goes to over $300. It seems that USAir start out high, then comes down to earth as the date approaches. If this is so, the next week or so should show a drop to a level I can take, and next month you'll see the same. Don't expect it to drop below the rate for the same week last year though.


Bill From PA

 

[RUDisney]

Bill, it's just not true for President's Weekend. They want $361 out of Avoca. I paid $180 per ticket for our last flight in October 2002. I'm hoping this will come down so I don't have to drive to Phillie or Newark. You're right about every other week in February, though. I'd book at $200... not at almost $400. At this point, even the Hub cities are high priced. Heck, if I can't get a cheaper rate to Florida, we just may have to go to Puerto Rico instead. (I know... poor us...)

 

[Bill From PA]

RUDisney,

I neglected to mention that I skipped holiday weeks. I wanted my survey to be typical of the week we're going, a Fri. to the following Sun., non-holiday. Someone here suggested that I'm treading in Spring Break week, and actually my college is off that week, but we're early and rates have been from $205 - $230 for this week for the past few years. I'm optimistic I'll equal or beat last year's price.

Bill From PA

 

[RUDisney]

I hope that both of us get our wish!

I'm not going to pay $361 to fly to FL, no matter what the holiday, etc., is.