Delta Airfare Prices Fall 2016
Jul 30, 2016, 1:36 pm
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Jul 30, 2016, 1:43 pm
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Is it just me or are ticket prices in general very expensive this fall. Even short hop midcons for a ticket in Y are pricing out anywhere from 500 to 700 dollars when just this spring the prices were half of that on the same routes. I do not live in a hub. Anybody experiencing these same data points on routes you normally take that are now ridiculously expensive?
Jul 30, 2016, 1:57 pm
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Jul 30, 2016, 5:58 pm
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Ticket prices - on average - have been falling year over year for DL, AA, UA. Maybe the OP is seeing something different based on a few markets, or based on non-optimal buy-timing patterns. Thirty seconds with any quarterly profit statement shows fares aren't up markedly.
Jul 30, 2016, 6:11 pm
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Jul 30, 2016, 6:30 pm
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"The average price of domestic airfare dropped to $363 in the fourth quarter of 2015 -- the lowest level since 2010, according to the Department of Transportation."
8.3% drop year-on-year.
Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/27/pf/a...rices-cheaper/
And, while we are talking numbers, DL stock price is down about 12% from last year at this time.
8.3% drop year-on-year.
Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/27/pf/a...rices-cheaper/
And, while we are talking numbers, DL stock price is down about 12% from last year at this time.
Jul 30, 2016, 6:37 pm
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There are occasional deals. I just grabbed a $655 fare for round trip MSP-AMS for 8/23-9/6. Pretty good for hub-to-hub TATL fares on those dates. That fare was available for about three days, then returned to ~$1160.
Jul 30, 2016, 6:44 pm
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"The average price of domestic airfare dropped to $363 in the fourth quarter of 2015 -- the lowest level since 2010, according to the Department of Transportation."
8.3% drop year-on-year.
Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/27/pf/a...rices-cheaper/
And, while we are talking numbers, DL stock price is down about 12% from last year at this time.
8.3% drop year-on-year.
Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/27/pf/a...rices-cheaper/
And, while we are talking numbers, DL stock price is down about 12% from last year at this time.
Jul 30, 2016, 7:16 pm
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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...nap-story.html
http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/press_releases/bts039_16
If you are price sensitive and find DL fares too high, fly a different carrier.
Jul 30, 2016, 8:49 pm
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Why would that help? The numbers (for domestic only) don't support your assertion. DL fares may be higher, but overall, fares are lower. Here's a report on the latest domestic number released a few days ago.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...nap-story.html
http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/press_releases/bts039_16
If you are price sensitive and find DL fares too high, fly a different carrier.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...nap-story.html
http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/press_releases/bts039_16
If you are price sensitive and find DL fares too high, fly a different carrier.
Jul 30, 2016, 9:32 pm
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What a difference the lack of a word makes
When I read the thread title, I anticipated "Delta Airfare Prices Fall [in] 2016"... which would conform to recent press and the government report.
What I found was "Delta Airfare Prices [for] Fall 2016"
When I read the thread title, I anticipated "Delta Airfare Prices Fall [in] 2016"... which would conform to recent press and the government report.
What I found was "Delta Airfare Prices [for] Fall 2016"
Jul 31, 2016, 9:42 am
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