doofus_flyer

As always, I hope this is the right forum for this question. In order to shave some bucks, I usually try to plan ahead for travel if I can, flying on discounted tickets. Typical itinerary on CO: Depart PVD on a Tuesday, return from SFO on a Friday night. Typical fare: $400-450. However, I've noticed that starting the first week of March, these fares jump to over $1,200. This is the first time I've tried to plan this far ahead, so here's my question:

Is this fare jump a function of the flights being a little too far in the future? Or, is something happening to fares after February that will require a Sat. stay to avoid these monstrous fares?

Wow, do I hope it's the former. Any thoughts/info would be greatly appreciated.

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pshuang

A strong possibility is that there is another airline with an airfare sale which competes with the PVD-SFO route, and that airfare sale only covers through February 28. Perhaps Southwest, which operates service out of both PVD and OAK/SJC. (Southwest SFO service ends March 4, I believe... one of the few airports they'll have ever pulled out of.)

Jon Toner

I believe losing the "southwest effect" in SFO is partly to blame.

Check out fares to OAK (where southwest is still flying) and see if it changes also?


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Also, check if OAK and SFO are listed as co-terminals in the fare rules. You might be able to standby to SFO after purchasing a cheaper ticket to OAK.