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10-09-2010, 12:32 AM | #1 | |||
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Maybe this is a no-brainer. (You might all know this, but, I rarely fly, and, even less often at Christmas.)
I booked a flight this evening for my son to come home at Christmas. I'd thought about waiting until 2 weeks before, and bidding on priceline.com, because it's so much cheaper, but, I read an article yesterday about more travelers and fewer seats available this year, and about prices expected to go up 20% soon. I got a flight, last October for my grandma's funeral, just 2 days ahead of time, on priceline.com, for a real great price (40-60% off regular price? -- can't remember, exactly -- but WAY less than you'd normally pay when you book so late), so I'd originally thought that might be the way to go again, until I read the article. So, I got online yesterday and looked at prices. When I looked today, they were all up by almost $20 in just one day! So, I booked before they got even higher. But, as I was attempting to book a morning flight on 12/24, they all filled up. So, I either had to take one that came in late evening on the 24th, or one that left EARLY morning on the 23rd (5:30 am). I took the one on the 23rd, and the site said I got one of the last 3 flights. So, if you want to fly at Christmas, it's time to book! ~ Faith
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10-09-2010, 06:23 AM | #2 | |||
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Thanks for the heads-up, Faith. I'm not a "flyer", but my daughter will be coming home to Pennsylvania from Arizona around that time. I'll certainly pass the word on to her.......Judy
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"Thanks for this!" says: | SallyC (10-09-2010) |
10-12-2010, 09:37 AM | #3 | |||
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I booked my flights at the beginning of December. Really expensive but I did not want to take a chance. Now I shall pray for decent weather!
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10-12-2010, 11:51 AM | #4 | |||
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~ Faith
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