Airfare Questions and AnswersI enjoy reading all of the comments I receive here on Airfare-Now.com, but occasionally I like to pop over to the Yahoo Answers website to see what their current buzz on the subject is. I'll usually do an advanced search for either "airfare" or "airfare deals"- looking specifically for posts that are less than 7 days old and still open. Under the term "airfare", today's search was pretty lucrative with more than two pages of airfare search hits.
One member wrote,
"Q. Is is possible for airfare to go lower in two days? Airfare to JFK for Saturday just rocketed, so I'm wondering... is it possible that the price may change between today and Saturday? At the last minute my friend decided to go with us, but the price is a little over $600. Thanks."This question titled "Is is possible for airfare to go lower in two days?" was posted on Thursday, December 17th so the Saturday the writer was referring to has come and gone. There were 7 answers submitted by readers and the top answer has not yet been selected.
The answers that were submitted by readers were mixed with several saying that airfare will do nothing but rise until departure and several saying a last minute airfare deal may by looming on the horizon. One responder gave a tip about buying airfare 10-12 months in advance which I found to be a little... uh.. unpractical, and one responder said airfare can go up or down every two seconds which I found to be a little... uh.. extreme.
While I suppose it is a crap-shoot in many ways when it comes to a question like this, none of the responders took into account the fact that this is the weekend before the most celebrated holiday in North America. The airfare demand during the holiday season is at an all-time high and the supply of available airfare is always quite fixed. This year in fact, the supply of available airfare was reduced by a major snowstorm that crippled airports all over the Eastern USA.
The only airfare deal that the original poster can hope for during the busy holiday season will come on Christmas Day itself. Travel before or after that date will be expensive and the airfare will not go down - of course, this is just my opinion :)
Happy Holidays!
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I'm glad I'm staying put this Christmas!
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Your blog does a lot of research which I like. I never thought of checking out Yahoo! and your conclusion is right on the mark. Holiday travel can be a nightmare, and if your looking for deals then you should purchase well in advance.
The original poster on Yahoo! Answers has still not closed out his question and chosen the "best answer" yet. While I was tempted to give him my opinion and point him to this post, I thought it might be better to see how this one plays out. I wonder if his friend made the flight, what he ended up paying, etc. I'll post updates as I see 'em!
Hi, Many a times people just give irrelevant answers which are of no use. The alternative is that the question should be asked with full details with the actual requirement in the answer.
By the way it's a good article and all tha companies tend to increase the fair during the festival time.
Congrats to Dr. Jekyll for being awarded the number one chosen answer on Yahoo! Answers.
Jekyll said,
No, you'll be buying a last minute fare. You will be paying more the closer it comes. The poster who said it may come down if the seats aren't sold is wrong. The legacy airlines tend to do weekly specials posted during the beginning of the week for that upcoming weekend's travel deals. Those would be the flights that did not get as many people as they hoped, and are therefore selling the seats at a drastically reduced rate. You'll see this on Continental, American, United and Delta's sites. Unfortunately if your price is that high, you're not going to get it cheaper later."
I think Jekyll answered this question very well!
the blog is quite informative when it comes to airfares.i surely will be consulting it everytime before a ticket purchase at least.might save me a few bucks
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