Tell me the prices are going to drop (BOS-FLL) on empty planes for mid January
Nov 17, 2010, 3:50 pm
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Basically, check every TUESDAY morning. The local habit is to have outrageous sales on a one-day or three-day basis, usually starting on Tuesday. The scope of sales is totally unpredictable, and not every sale will cover your desired flights, but you basically have to check on it every Tuesday. Now...when it does drop by $100, I'm not sure if you'll have earned minimum wage for all your checking...but you will have a decent bargain!
Nov 18, 2010, 10:15 am
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I did check, on Tuesday. And on Monday, and on Sunday, and Saturday, etc, going back to the day I started this thread.
The price drops were on Wednesday.
YMMV
The price drops were on Wednesday.
YMMV
Nov 23, 2010, 4:05 pm
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Basically, check every TUESDAY morning. The local habit is to have outrageous sales on a one-day or three-day basis, usually starting on Tuesday. The scope of sales is totally unpredictable, and not every sale will cover your desired flights, but you basically have to check on it every Tuesday. Now...when it does drop by $100, I'm not sure if you'll have earned minimum wage for all your checking...but you will have a decent bargain!
Dec 9, 2010, 3:28 pm
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WSJ reporting that "High-Fare Holiday Bet Sours for JetBlue"
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2010...s-for-jetblue/
Relates more to Xmas holidays, but gives some insight into B6's overall pricing strategy. Which doesn't really make a heck of a lot of sense if they're willing to price protect people on fare declines.
Excerpts:
I'm seeing NY-FLL for as low as ~$400 r/t around Xmas/New Year's. Last year I booked a 7-day NYE cruise and ended up having to pay nearly $900 r/t each for airfare, booked the first week of December. 
Fares never went down and flights slowly filled up over the course of the month...
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2010...s-for-jetblue/
Relates more to Xmas holidays, but gives some insight into B6's overall pricing strategy. Which doesn't really make a heck of a lot of sense if they're willing to price protect people on fare declines.
Excerpts:
You may recall a Middle Seat column on Sept. 23 showing how discount airlines were adopting an aggressive holiday pricing strategy, sticking to high prices on a bet that all seats would sell. It was a surprising gamble considering the weak economy.
For jetBlue Airways, it didn’t work out as well as they hoped. On Wednesday, jetBlue’s chief financial officer, Ed Barnes, told the Hudson Securities Airline Conference that the airline thought it would sell more high-priced tickets than it did, but instead had to cut prices closer to holidays.
“We had planned on the peaks being slightly stronger than maybe what the peaks are turning out to be,” Mr. Barnes said.
For jetBlue Airways, it didn’t work out as well as they hoped. On Wednesday, jetBlue’s chief financial officer, Ed Barnes, told the Hudson Securities Airline Conference that the airline thought it would sell more high-priced tickets than it did, but instead had to cut prices closer to holidays.
“We had planned on the peaks being slightly stronger than maybe what the peaks are turning out to be,” Mr. Barnes said.
Fares never went down and flights slowly filled up over the course of the month...
Dec 13, 2010, 9:08 am
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And BOS/FLL is now down to an insanely low $59 for many non-holiday flights in Dec and Jan due to a need to match Spirit's fares on that route...
WSJ reporting that "High-Fare Holiday Bet Sours for JetBlue"
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2010...s-for-jetblue/
Relates more to Xmas holidays, but gives some insight into B6's overall pricing strategy. Which doesn't really make a heck of a lot of sense if they're willing to price protect people on fare declines.
Excerpts:
I'm seeing NY-FLL for as low as ~$400 r/t around Xmas/New Year's. Last year I booked a 7-day NYE cruise and ended up having to pay nearly $900 r/t each for airfare, booked the first week of December. Fares never went down and flights slowly filled up over the course of the month...
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2010...s-for-jetblue/
Relates more to Xmas holidays, but gives some insight into B6's overall pricing strategy. Which doesn't really make a heck of a lot of sense if they're willing to price protect people on fare declines.
Excerpts:
I'm seeing NY-FLL for as low as ~$400 r/t around Xmas/New Year's. Last year I booked a 7-day NYE cruise and ended up having to pay nearly $900 r/t each for airfare, booked the first week of December.
Fares never went down and flights slowly filled up over the course of the month...
Dec 15, 2010, 7:11 pm
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I have seen $64 to TPA. Don't understand how either B6 or Spirit can stay in business with these fares. Oil is pushing $90 and soon might be above $100.
Dec 19, 2010, 10:42 am
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Ended up with 4 drops, total fare of $225/person or so. Of course we don't get the taxes back, so it would have been better if we could have booked like that the first time. And now it's over $400/person again. Already used my credit for a quick RSW trip last week, she'll be going to LAX in the spring on the rest of the $$.
Dec 19, 2010, 6:19 pm
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TAXES?
Ended up with 4 drops, total fare of $225/person or so. Of course we don't get the taxes back, so it would have been better if we could have booked like that the first time. And now it's over $400/person again. Already used my credit for a quick RSW trip last week, she'll be going to LAX in the spring on the rest of the $$.
Dec 22, 2010, 7:20 pm
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Dec 27, 2010, 9:13 am
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Dec 27, 2010, 12:03 pm
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True, but with unemployment at 10%+ people cannot afford expensive vacations. Consequently, loads are still very low. Prices can drop a lot from these levels.
