Why do they keep saying airline prices are going down with the bad economy this holiday season?
When they really aren't... For the past month I have been searching for a flight from Charlotte, NC or Greensboro, NC to San Juan, PR for the time frame around New Years Eve and they're all around 550-650 dollars! I thought about breaking down and just forking out the money to see my friend but I heard on the news the other day that people should wait till the week of Christmas to book flights because they're going to keep going down. But it seems this is not true and I'm using avacation.com which lists all the BEST airfares!! Advice? Anyone know where I can get a good deal on this flight? Would really like to spend 300 or less.
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It's going to be very difficult to get a flight that cheap especially because you're so close to departure and it's the holiday season. Airlines release dates and fares 11 months out, so if you were to buy your tickets 11 months ago is when you would find the cheapest fares. And the closer you get to your date, the more espensive your flight becomes. So there general rule of thumb is to book your flight early. I have not heard that flights will be cheaper and are going down, and even if they are, they will not go down from $650 to $300 or less. The cheapest I found was $743 plus taxes and fees. If you really want to go I would breakdown and book your tickets now. If you wait until the week of Christmas, you could be paying $1000 or more. Good Luck!
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You have to also see if it is peak travel season. Even though the economy is bad, airlines are compensating by cutting flights so there are less seats available to sell. Be flexible on your travel dates if possible. Charlotte may not be that cheap to fly out of since US Airways has a major presence there. See if there are other alternative airports that you can fly out of. If you are willing to drive to Greensboro, would you possibly consider Raleigh-Durham? JetBlue may fly out of there to New York will you connect to San Juan. Go JetBlue's website and see how much a plane ticket is. I don't think they partner with a travel website.
