Germany in May - best time to buy airline ticket?
Mar 18, 2004, 4:37 am
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Germany in May - best time to buy airline ticket?
I'm looking for some advice from more seasoned travelers. I'm planning to go to Germany for a couple of weeks (outbound May 21 - return June 7) to tour around and spend some time with friends. I've been watching airfare on expedia and several airline pages but everyone tells me to wait until I'm about 30 days before my travel dates. So far the best round-trip price I've seen is $724 on American Airlines. The news has reported that airlines may soon raise ticket prices to offset increasing fuel costs, so should I buy now? The other element I'm trying to consider is that I have a little over 5k miles on my Northwest account from business trips to Detroit - but their price for Germany is a steady $861 so far.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Mar 18, 2004, 10:11 am
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Naples, Florida
Posts: 7,419
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Woob:
I'm looking for some advice from more seasoned travelers. I'm planning to go to Germany for a couple of weeks (outbound May 21 - return June 7) to tour around and spend some time with friends. I've been watching airfare on expedia and several airline pages but everyone tells me to wait until I'm about 30 days before my travel dates. So far the best round-trip price I've seen is $724 on American Airlines. The news has reported that airlines may soon raise ticket prices to offset increasing fuel costs, so should I buy now? The other element I'm trying to consider is that I have a little over 5k miles on my Northwest account from business trips to Detroit - but their price for Germany is a steady $861 so far.
Thanks in advance for any advice. </font>
I'm looking for some advice from more seasoned travelers. I'm planning to go to Germany for a couple of weeks (outbound May 21 - return June 7) to tour around and spend some time with friends. I've been watching airfare on expedia and several airline pages but everyone tells me to wait until I'm about 30 days before my travel dates. So far the best round-trip price I've seen is $724 on American Airlines. The news has reported that airlines may soon raise ticket prices to offset increasing fuel costs, so should I buy now? The other element I'm trying to consider is that I have a little over 5k miles on my Northwest account from business trips to Detroit - but their price for Germany is a steady $861 so far.
Thanks in advance for any advice. </font>
You should also try this charter airlines:
condor.de
condor.com
ltu.de
ltu.com
Mar 18, 2004, 12:50 pm
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Naples, Florida
Posts: 7,419
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Woob:
I should clarify: I need to fly out of Rochester NY (ROC) to Frankfurt (FRA) - through DTW, ORD, IAD, PHL, BOS, ATL, LGA or another east coast airport.</font>
I should clarify: I need to fly out of Rochester NY (ROC) to Frankfurt (FRA) - through DTW, ORD, IAD, PHL, BOS, ATL, LGA or another east coast airport.</font>