Originally Posted by
FrankMorris
Thanks
dulciusexasperis and 1flyer - very helpful. I definitely understand the stock market timing analogy, so mainly just asking in terms of trying to understand if I need to book spring flights soon or if it's reasonable to wait until January or February. Of course I'm not
ever guaranteed to get the best price, but it sounds like it's reasonable to wait until early 2018 to put things on the books.
The question is if there's a good price now and whether or not you can expect some kind of sale between today and departure date. Factor in demand (
Is it a popular destination at that time of year? Will it be too hot/cold/rainy? Is it a route that has constant demand like New-York to London?), compare it to prices in X days/weeks/months possible school vacations (
Good load factors may reduce discounted ticket availability) on both ends and you make a pretty good forecast.