buying last-minute intl air tix - has it worked for you??
Jun 21, 2010, 10:19 am
#1
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buying last-minute intl air tix - has it worked for you??
Hey guys,
First-timer here. I've been in a purgatory of sorts for the past 2 weeks, trying to figure out the cheapest way to fly from London to LA for a good friend's wedding in late July (priciest time to fly, lucky me!). (Insert emoticon weeping uncontrollably.)
Anyway, I am tentatively looking at July 13th - 27th as my travel dates. I noticed that if I were to buy a ticket to LA 2 days from now (June 24) it's WAY cheaper. I suppose the airlines try to fill up the remaining seats/cancellations.
Have you ever tried doing this in mid-July? Has it worked for you? Or should I "cut my losses" and book whatever is cheapest right now? I don't know how likely it is that an airline would be scrambling to fill a flight mid-July. Any other suggestions??
BTW, I've been using SkyScanner, TravelSupermarket and Opodo to monitor prices. I'm hoping (against hope) to do a return for less than 650
.
Thanks!!
PS - should I have posted this in the Budget Travel forum instead??
First-timer here. I've been in a purgatory of sorts for the past 2 weeks, trying to figure out the cheapest way to fly from London to LA for a good friend's wedding in late July (priciest time to fly, lucky me!). (Insert emoticon weeping uncontrollably.)
Anyway, I am tentatively looking at July 13th - 27th as my travel dates. I noticed that if I were to buy a ticket to LA 2 days from now (June 24) it's WAY cheaper. I suppose the airlines try to fill up the remaining seats/cancellations.
Have you ever tried doing this in mid-July? Has it worked for you? Or should I "cut my losses" and book whatever is cheapest right now? I don't know how likely it is that an airline would be scrambling to fill a flight mid-July. Any other suggestions??
BTW, I've been using SkyScanner, TravelSupermarket and Opodo to monitor prices. I'm hoping (against hope) to do a return for less than 650
.Thanks!!
PS - should I have posted this in the Budget Travel forum instead??
Last edited by verushka; Jun 21, 2010 at 10:24 am
Jun 21, 2010, 11:10 am
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KLM is showing $969 for your dates, which is close to your 650GPB.
You might give Priceline a try. Do though read all the fine print about when in the day your flight might occur, and watch the page where all the taxes and fees are added in to your bid.
Romelle
You might give Priceline a try. Do though read all the fine print about when in the day your flight might occur, and watch the page where all the taxes and fees are added in to your bid.
Romelle
Jun 21, 2010, 3:21 pm
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I just tried KLM again, and what they don't say on that first page is that the prices are completely different once you go to book. I guess they don't include taxes etc when showing search results. And re: Priceline, I was all excited about them, but it seems like I can't use the website from the UK! Rrr! If there's a way for UK travelers to do the Priceline thing, let me know!
Jun 22, 2010, 9:41 am
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I am not a UK traveler, but I have booked Priceline (hotels) from UK, Italy, Germany....May be you need an US credit card(?), which I have. You may try it again.
Jun 23, 2010, 5:49 am
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Willtravel is right, I was wrong. You can't bid on flights originating in the UK, even when on priceline.co.uk.
I'm seeing $982 on Orbitz right now. A good price for this time of year, and a pretty decent schedule too. I would suggest you book. It is more likely to get worse than better.
Romelle
I'm seeing $982 on Orbitz right now. A good price for this time of year, and a pretty decent schedule too. I would suggest you book. It is more likely to get worse than better.
Romelle