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st travel gurus: is there a particular reasons summer airfares would already be ungodly expensive in january?

Posted by encyclopedia pixie (aka chris) Jan 27 '12, 15:16

am i just trying to shop too early, which i would have not thought possible??

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It's too early to buy a ticket, and probably too late to use miles. - ceregon Jan 27, 16:38 1
- well i don't have miles, so that's not an issue. i guess i'll wait a bit -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 27, 17:02
We don't want you anywhere near us. -- nm - Spawn - Blood Feud God Jan 27, 15:57
Heh, you got me curious about the price of my flight home from Kansas City in June... - MojaveMeg Jan 27, 15:42 2
- mmmm, miles -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 16:02 1
  - Pretty much all mine come from my credit card....but I'll take them any way I can :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jan 27, 16:06
there's lots of talk about it.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 27, 15:21 15
- i knew generally about higher fuel and fewer routes but usually when you lock in this early, it's still pretty reasonable -- nm - encyclopedia pixie Jan 27, 15:27 14
  - If you book too early, it means you have definite plans to go, so the airlines know they can charge more. - Roger More Jan 27, 16:09
  - It's possible to shop for airline tickets too early. They take advantage of families with inflexible schedules - con_carne Jan 27, 15:38
  - I can take a look to see if my co.'s corporate rates help, if you'd like.. - b. Jan 27, 15:35 6
    - nah, i was just wondering if there was something i was missing about the timing - encyclopedia pixie Jan 27, 15:36 5
      - what amounts are you considering ungodly? - b. Jan 27, 15:43 4
        
        well like southwest's lowest fares at this point in the past have usually been between $99 and $129 for the "Web Specials" - encyclopedia pixie Jan 27, 15:53 3
        
        ah, I see. we don't use SW that much for cross-country, so I'm not as familar with them. - b. Jan 27, 16:12 1
        
        they used to be clearly lower than the majors if you shopped early, but i think they lost their fuel hedge advantage last year - encyclopedia pixie Jan 27, 16:17
        
        Yeesh, that is nutty -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 15:58
  - They may be leveraging the assumption that booking early gets the best dare - ty97 Jan 27, 15:34 4
    - yep. -- nm - b. Jan 27, 15:35
    - except when they don't - encyclopedia pixie Jan 27, 15:35 2
      - Yup, it's a gamble - ty97 Jan 27, 15:38
      - yah, there's risk. -- nm - b. Jan 27, 15:36

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