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We have a wedding in Arizona on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. That means we have to fly the Friday after Thanksgiving, returning the following Monday.

I'm seeing some pretty hefty prices for flights -- like $475.

Does anyone have intel on when we should buy these tickets? Buy now? Wait?
 
Posts: 19756 | Location: A cluttered house in Metro D.C. | Registered: 20 April 2005Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Are there other nearby airports that you can check for cheaper airfare?

Don't know how many people in your party will be flying, but if you have 4 people and can shave $100 per person by using a different airport, that's $400 with a fraction that can go to ground transportation to/from that alternative airport.

Good luck and safe travels.


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Gee $475 seems cheap to me. What do you usually expect to pay?


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Not sure about holiday weekends, but we usually fly LAX - CLE for about $120 round trip.

Brutal Spirit Airlines redeye, but it's cheap.


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You could check out the app "Hopper" - it gives guidance just for this situation...


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Thanksgiving is the busiest travel weekend of the year. Airlines always jack up prices.
 
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Originally posted by piqué:
Gee $475 seems cheap to me. What do you usually expect to pay?


I was thinking the same thing.


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Gee $475 seems cheap to me. What do you usually expect to pay?


$350-$375. We can fly out of any of three airports, so usually there's something that works for less.
 
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Then it's the bad timing to blame. Can you travel for a full week to avoid the holiday gouging?


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