tiffnco Posted March 8, 2010 #1 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I'm just curious if I'm alone in this phenomenon. I keep looking to book my air for my June Solstice cruise and man, the flights are almost $600/person. I was even willing to compromise and fly r/t Miami (which I dislike GREATLY) and even that was high. Oh, and I'm flying from LAX. The April tickets are $200/person - so I'm waiting a little longer. But I was just wondering if anyone else is experiencing the high fares. I know it's summer...but I'm hoping for a break! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VistaRio Posted March 9, 2010 #2 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Does your checking iunclude Southwest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffnco Posted March 9, 2010 Author #3 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Hi Vista...and yes, believe it or not, SWA was in the mid to high $500's with 2 stops. That being said, I'd pay more for the direct flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigldbrg Posted March 9, 2010 #4 Share Posted March 9, 2010 RT from Detroit to FLL is just the opposite. Ipriced out June 20th departure before purchasing an August departure and both prices were the same. These prices @ $200 pp are 1/2 of what we paid to fly in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julia Posted March 9, 2010 #5 Share Posted March 9, 2010 OUCH!!! Just keep checking, as they change constantly.... (not much more you can do, but that is really high!) :(:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VistaRio Posted March 9, 2010 #6 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Hi Vista...and yes, believe it or not, SWA was in the mid to high $500's with 2 stops. That being said, I'd pay more for the direct flight. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty1955 Posted March 9, 2010 #7 Share Posted March 9, 2010 How about Virgin America? $109 per person, each way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampiress Posted March 9, 2010 #8 Share Posted March 9, 2010 i believe the virgin route form lax to fll is new & we got a pretty good deal for our cruise this weekend. good luck :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fblack Posted March 9, 2010 #9 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I am not sure of your dates, but Kayak shows fares with one stop at about $310. Try Delta and Air Tran too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lineaway Posted March 9, 2010 #10 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I checked in Nov. for a trip in March and/or June (third week in June) airfare to Florida was in the 400 + range for both dates. I even tried using airmiles and it was 40,000 for flights. I had to book a cruise out of San Diego for the end of March as it was the only cruiseport I could fly to for either 25,000 miles or under 250pp. This is out of Seattle and not LAX but the point is I too noticed the higher prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Puglvr Posted March 9, 2010 #11 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I don't know your dates but Jet Blue long beach to FLL is non stop both ways. early june trip there is a red eye but the one home is 5 pm about 117-154 each way good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffnco Posted March 9, 2010 Author #12 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Thanks for all the advice. My dates are 6/19 - 6/27 and believe me, I've been searching all the airlines. JetBlue ($500+), Virgin ($670), and all the others seem to be so high. In comparison, I just booked a trip for May from LAX to the Bahamas and my flight was $400. I fly a lot for work and would love to stick with AA or Alaska - but I may just have to follow the fare on this one. Today I received a flight alert that Spirit Airlines has a $108 o/w fare...but upon reading the fine print, my dates are excluded. While I'd love to stick with my home airport (SNA) and fly to FLL, I've given in to the fact that I may just have to do LAX - MIA. UGH. I hate the MIA airport - but that's a whole other topic! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyfssw Posted March 9, 2010 #13 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Our flights from Detroit to Orlando the first weekend in July was significantly more that we paid for a flight from Detroit to LAX in February. And, we went 1st class than but not this trip. Our newspaper said that Delta has raised their prices on shorter flights in Detroit and Minneapolis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty1955 Posted March 9, 2010 #14 Share Posted March 9, 2010 If you fly a lot for work, do you have frequent flier miles? We had enough Alaska airline miles to fly Delta from SFO to Ft. Lauderdale for $70 total, round trip for both of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quepaquete Posted March 9, 2010 #15 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Have you considered flying to Palm Beach (PBI)? It's not a direct fly, and the transfer to port would be more expensive, but it may be worth considering. I was planning a trip in May and business class airfare was about $600 rountrip, versus $1,400 flying to FLL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare StartrainDD Posted March 9, 2010 #16 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I don't know why - must be a huge travel day. Many flights are already showing as "Sold out." If you are willing to spend two wonderful days in Florida post-cruise, SW has return flights on Tuesday the 29th for $104.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4totravel Posted March 9, 2010 #17 Share Posted March 9, 2010 We booked our airfare around 4 weeks ago and got $260.00 from SoCal. I kept checking on Orbitz and found a steal. It's into Miami and back from FLL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels2010 Posted March 9, 2010 #18 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Nice price is that with taxes and what Airport LAX? I really like Long beach airport so easy to get in and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffnco Posted March 9, 2010 Author #19 Share Posted March 9, 2010 We booked our airfare around 4 weeks ago and got $260.00 from SoCal. I kept checking on Orbitz and found a steal. It's into Miami and back from FLL. Oh man...that's a great rate. What dates are you going and what airline did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigldbrg Posted March 10, 2010 #20 Share Posted March 10, 2010 If you fly a lot for work, do you have frequent flier miles? We had enough Alaska airline miles to fly Delta from SFO to Ft. Lauderdale for $70 total, round trip for both of us. While flying round trip for $70 is a wonderful price, I think it's criminal that Delta is charging to redeem frequent flier miles. Sorry for the hijack, OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffnco Posted March 10, 2010 Author #21 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Sorry for the hijack, OP. No worries! Anyway, I'm saving my miles for 2 first class tickets anywhere in the world. I'd rather pay for my domestic tickets and earn the miles. I'm odd that way! :rolleyes: Although, if the fares stay at this price, I might change my song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty1955 Posted March 10, 2010 #22 Share Posted March 10, 2010 According to some of the travel websites that I frequent, there's a huge 3 day airfiare sale going on. I got an e-mail this morning from US Airways with some good rates. You might want to take another look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4totravel Posted March 10, 2010 #23 Share Posted March 10, 2010 It was Delta: 06/25/10 SAN to Miami 07/04/10 FLL to SAN It actually went down to $125.00 each way but I had already booked for $130.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestera Posted March 10, 2010 #24 Share Posted March 10, 2010 My suggestion to you is to check 3 or 4 times a day. You would be surprised at the number of times the airlines change their prices. Sometimes the price is only on line for a few hours. Another thing that you can do is check one way fares. I recently bought tickets to Seattle and got not only the times to fly that I wanted but also the lowest prices that were posted. I bought one way tickets. It doesn't cost any more to buy one way like it used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julia Posted March 10, 2010 #25 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Apologies to OP, but may I ask a question on your thread... What can anyone tell me about AirTran? They are now flying from Las Vegas, and I've never heard of them.... any input would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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