checking for price drops
Jun 4, 2011, 7:23 am
#2
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Checking for price drops
When they have annouced sales to the location I would check to see if the prices have dropped. I also check in the middle of the week to see if they have dropped.
Jun 4, 2011, 10:18 pm
#3
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Tendencies, yes; certainties, no.
Lately, fares drop at 9pm EDT Monday Night, and rise back to or above the previous levels at about 9pm EDT Tuesday Night. There has been an instance in which the day of the week shifted by one, and the fares were low only on a Wednesday. It doesn't happen every week, and the rules are different every time they do it.
Rational planning by consumers is difficult.
Rational planning by consumers is difficult.
Jun 6, 2011, 3:29 pm
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Jun 7, 2011, 11:43 am
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Jun 7, 2011, 2:00 pm
#9
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I don't get what you mean about a flight being published but not bookable?
I'm shocked to see the prices from JetBlue from LAX to JFK to PWM-- over $900. Their pricing is so high I'm sadly going to have to look elsewhere, and I love JetBlue.
I'm shocked to see the prices from JetBlue from LAX to JFK to PWM-- over $900. Their pricing is so high I'm sadly going to have to look elsewhere, and I love JetBlue.
Jun 7, 2011, 4:36 pm
#10
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Flexible Fare Search -- JFK-PWM oneway for date range Jun-Dec on carrier B6 -- JetBlue Airways
Carrier|From |To |FareBasis |Fare |Min |Max |Adv. Purch|Earliest |Latest |
B6 |JFK |PWM |UL14AE2U |USD$ 56 | | |14days | |22jun11 |
B6 |JFK |PWM |OL14QE2U |USD$ 65 | | |14days | |24aug11 |
B6 |JFK |PWM |ML14AE4U |USD$ 70 | | |14days | | |
B6 |JFK |PWM |RL14AE4U |USD$ 85 | | |14days | | |
B6 |JFK |PWM |VH07AE4U |USD$ 99 | | |7days | | |
B6 |JFK |PWM |LH07AE4U |USD$ 110 | | |7days | | |
B6 |JFK |PWM |BH07AE4U |USD$ 125 | | |7days | | |
B6 |JFK |PWM |BH03AE4U |USD$ 138 | | |3days | | |
B6 |JFK |PWM |QH03AE4U |USD$ 157 | | |3days | | |
B6 |JFK |PWM |HH00AE4U |USD$ 181 | | |seerules | | |
B6 |JFK |PWM |KH00AE4U |USD$ 209 | | |seerules | | |
B6 |JFK |PWM |EH00AE4U |USD$ 247 | | |seerules | | |
B6 |JFK |PWM |YB6S4 |USD$ 345 | |330days |seerules | | |
B6 |JFK |PWM |Y |USD$ 836 | |330days |seerules | | |
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Finally, the ticket must also meet the inventory requirements. The airline will, for any given flight, be selling different quantities of seats in the different price buckets. They generally are willing to sell all their seats at full "Y" prices but the discounted buckets (U, O, M, E, V on JetBlue) are often limited in quantity. Otherwise they'd sell the whole plane out at $49 o/w and never make any money.
You need all three factors to line up for the price to be right. If you have a specific date that you're looking at I'll be happy to give you more specific details as to why what you're looking at is pricing the way it is.
Jun 7, 2011, 6:17 pm
#11
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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thanks for all the help. I subscribed to the service recommended and it notified me of a price drop this afternoon. I got $18. Since only a few seats have been sold for my flights in Sept I will keep looking for more drops.