The Price of Airline Tickets

[Jules]

My daughter and granddaughter are considering booking flights here for a week. The prices are shocking. It’s the start, though not the peak, of holiday season. Add on the price of jet fuel. And when you think a price is reasonable, you find out there are extra fees for carryon, checked bags, choosing your seat. Yikes.

Maybe this isn’t hitting you as hard in the US. Has anyone been booking airfare?

 

[hollydolly]

they've become extortionate here since the US/Iran war.. because of the huge price hike in Fuel ...I was going to book a flight then saw the ridiculous prices this year...forgit it !

 

[seadoug]

We usually go on a cruise to Europe every year. We typically travel on American Airlines. We always buy Business over so I can sleep and Premium Economy on the way back, just for more legroom. I tried Premium Economy on the way over one year, I couldn't sleep and I was a zombie for the first 3 days of vacation.

I pretty much know what to expect when it comes to pricing. We just booked non-stops at the end of August into Athens and out of Rome and they were not much more than we usually pay. What was crazy is that as we were booking the flights we got an offer to upgrade to Business for $391 for the flight home. We were going to take the offer, then we received a message saying it was no longer available and the upgrade was $2,200!

I was actually surprised that we aren't paying that much more this year, considering the cost of fuel. We jumped on the flights. The price jumps could be very different on domestic flights within the US.