Originally Posted by
doog1000
When googling this the best I get is that Alaska fares always get more expensive nearer departure as it is a "low cost airline" which I think is incorrect. Thought I'd reach out to this forum as a flight I'm looking at in April has just gone up by $70 so wondering if I should wait for a fare sale or bite the bullet now?
Any thoughts gratefully appreciated
For a flight in April it might go back down, it might go further up, who knows. Like others have mentioned as long as you're not booking Saver you can just book now, set a Google Flights alert, and if the price goes down you can cancel and rebook and keep the difference as wallet credit for use on a further flight.
With that being said, within about two weeks of departure the price
will typically climb without going back down at that point as many of the cheaper fares are ineligible for sale that close to departure.