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smmaja May 22, 2018 6:56 pm

Empty EWR to NAS flight with high fares - will prices decrease?
 
there is
There is a flight in mid-August from Ewr to Nas and it's nearly empty yet the price is over $800 - do you think it will go down

mduell May 22, 2018 7:14 pm

More likely than not.

jhayes_1780 May 22, 2018 7:23 pm

Peak of hurricane season, 3 months from now, with volatile fuel prices?

I am fairly certain that the price will go down, only caveat is that the price may go up. And there is the off chance, the price may do nothing, and stay the same.

of course my prediction is tongue and cheek, there are too many variables to even venture a guess, and anyone that does is simply going with a coin toss.

set up a Google flight notification , if it goes down.... book it.

lhrsfo May 23, 2018 4:33 am

How do you know it's nearly empty? The seat map is not an indicator as the flight might have a large group heading to a cruise on it, for example, and they might not have chosen specific seats. If, however, the lowest fare buckets are each at 9, then that would be a better indicator.

guv1976 May 23, 2018 11:40 am


Originally Posted by smmaja (Post 29783675)
there is
There is a flight in mid-August from Ewr to Nas and it's nearly empty yet the price is over $800 - do you think it will go down

If you can begin your trip on United from ABE or ZFV, you will likely find lower fares. ;)

halpie97 Dec 28, 2018 9:27 am

EWR-NAS Nov 6-10 2019
 
When searching for flights to NAS in November, the plane is empty but the lowest fare class is Q? Anyone know why the cheaper economy fare classes are not coming up?

murphyUA Dec 28, 2018 10:06 am

Because it's nearly a year away

EWR764 Dec 28, 2018 10:12 am

Airline revenue management software now rarely releases deep discount inventory when booking windows open (T-330 days for United). Start checking back 3 months or so out, or set a Google Flights fare alert.

threeoh Dec 28, 2018 10:40 am

I believe the idea is "plenty of time to sell these seats for cheaper later".

SilverGoat Dec 28, 2018 11:22 am

These exact dates may never get much cheaper due to the annual NJ State Teacher's Convention. Most public schools in New Jersey will be closed on Nov. 7 and 8, 2019 so it is a popular long weekend to get away. Since the other 49 states don't have a similar schedule, you can find many resorts with good availability but cheap flights from NJ are scarce.

-Goat


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