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Author:  Orange [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:49 am ]
Post subject:  Airline fares
I have a feeling that fares will be coming down the end of this week and early next.

Right now on travelocity, most of the fares have a March 31 latest travel date. I assume that after March 31, fares will go lower, rather than higher because the rainy season is approaching.

I guess only time will tell.
Author:  Jmacaula [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:38 pm ]
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I hope so, right now they are outragoue for Labor Day weekend. 650$+?!?!

Im willing to pay a BIT more to book 3 or so months ahead, but 250$ seems a bit outrageous.
Author:  Mucho Gusto [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:39 pm ]
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I just checked AA for fares in June. Still $527 from Miami to SJO. :(
Author:  Jmacaula [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:47 pm ]
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Its crazy, Ill walk to SJO before I pay that much!
Author:  Zebra [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:55 pm ]
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Orange....I hope you're right. I'm looking for a fare for a June trip to CR, and right now it's about double what I paid in January. There are several cheap fares in the $350.00 range, but only for travel which is complete by June 15. That won't help me cause that's the day I intend to go to CR.

If anybody runs across a cheap fare from Washington/Dulles to CR.....I'd appreciate a heads-up.

Zebra
Author:  Squirrel88 [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:42 pm ]
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Sad thing is I live in Houston and Conteninal flys directly from here to CR... $600. I only paid $400 back in January for the trip.
Author:  Kamala [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:15 pm ]
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I paid $356 round trip on us air out of charlotte a couple weeks ago.....they still are advertising for about that but only thru mid june........as soon as they extend those rates to the first of july i'm gone :lol:
Author:  Downandup [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:23 pm ]
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If anything prices will go up on April 1, not down just because Americans are going to be travelling more. That's going to use up more capacity on the domestic routes so it's going to get harder to get a seat into your hub than leaving there to get to SJO.
Author:  Orange [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:26 pm ]
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I'll take my chances. :lol:

(Here's an idea: A few years back, a bright college K*D bought some stock and then plastered all kinds of false info about this stock all over the message boards, and people started buying it up and the price went through the roof and he made millions. Maybe somebody needs to put out a warning message on travel message boards about some rare, contagious illness going around in Costa Rica. They wouldn't be able to give air tickets away for free, except to us. :lol:

Oh by the way, the guy is now in JAIL. :x :lol:)

Disclaimer: OBVIOUSLY, I AM JOKING AND I AM NOT ADVOCATING THAT ANYBODY ACTUALLY DO THIS!!!!
Author:  Paesano63 [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:13 pm ]
Post subject:  ZEBRA
I'm flying from BWI to ATL to SJO on Delta for $447, this april 5 and returning april 12..... I used to fly AA through MIA but AA has been out of sight for about 6 months... so the last 3 times to CR I've flew Delta.... times of the flights are reasonable....

like someone else said, "next"m if AA is too high check Delta, from DCA or IAD, the fares should be comparable to BWI.
Author:  Jmacaula [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:13 pm ]
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The CEO of Nortel shared the same idea as you, then his company was fined 2.5 billion dollars
Author:  Irish Drifter [ Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: ZEBRA
Paesano63 wrote:
I'm flying from BWI to ATL to SJO on Delta for $447, this april 5 and returning april 12..... I used to fly AA through MIA but AA has been out of sight for about 6 months... so the last 3 times to CR I've flew Delta.... times of the flights are reasonable....

like someone else said, "next"m if AA is too high check Delta, from DCA or IAD, the fares should be comparable to BWI.


Not everyone has the luxury of competing carriers offering different fares. For example flying from or to Miami your choices are AA, TACA, Martinair.

AA & TACA stay pretty much in lockstep on fares. Martinair is cheaper but not enough to justify the inconveniences of their departure/arrival times, delays, etc.
Author:  El Silencioso [ Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:40 am ]
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ID

I travel from Chicago and have several options

American,elta, USAir/America West, Continental and Taca all fly to SJO, the problem is ll are at or above $600.

Want to get down for a break after tax season, but not at those prices.

I paid anywhere from 327 to 480 from January '05 to Feb '06, the increases since then are ridiculous.
Author:  Frank_Towers [ Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:10 pm ]
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I agree. I also fly out of Chicago and was looking at flights through June and nothing is under $600. This isn't good. I want to do some long weekends in San Jose but can't justify a quick trip at those prices.
Author:  Witling [ Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:22 pm ]
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Don't hold your breath on airfares coming down.

Not only is ridership up but so are fuel prices. Add in the fact that overall capacity (re: less airplanes) is actually down around 10% from last year.
Some airlines are in bankruptcy, some are fighting with the unions and all are cutting back on "extras" like pillows, blankets, food, etc.

I would suggest setting up email alerts on Travelocity and Expedia for any upcoming trips.
If you find a price even close to your target you had better jump on it.

That's why my air travel is already booked for April, May, August and September. I'm using SkyMiles for the May and September trips.
You gotta plan ahead.

From today's USAToday/Travel

American Airlines will hold back on the annual expansion of domestic routes it usually makes during the busy summer travel season. The move is part of the airline’s effort to break even for the first time in six years and is something that “will test rival U.S. carriers' new-found discipline of limiting additional capacity to push through fare increases,” writes the Financial Times/MSNBC.

Even without AA's decision, domestic capacity has already fallen 3.9% over the past year. And with capacity being cut, flights are getting fuller -- with about 76% of available seats were filled last month. Planes flying at such full levels could start to present problems for airlines as the summer travel season gets under way.

"We've reached about the limit of where we want to put load factors," says Jim Whitehurst, Delta's chief operating officer.

Fliers' loyalty may fade as capacity cuts lead to higher fares

Speaking of shrinking domestic airline capacity, that's one of the topics covered today by Joe Sharkey, the On the Road columnist for The New York Times (free registration). He tells us that higher fares, reduced domestic capacity and continued cost-cutting are leading to "higher yields" and improved financial conditions for the traditional U.S. carriers. “Higher yields,” Sharkey writes, “is another way of saying higher fares.” Citing figures from the International Air Transport Association, Sharkey notes that those yields are up 10.1% in the first two months of this year compared with the same period in 2005. So, what does that all mean?

Sharkey has three predictions: “One, domestic fares will rise more than some industry analysts have been predicting. … Two, projections for steadily growing demand for domestic air travel may be overly optimistic.” On the second point, Sharkey says higher fares will likely erode demand from leisure travelers, a “bottom-rung … niche” whose “size is unknown because so many business travelers jump into it when it is convenient.” That possible erosion of the leisure market leads to Sharkey’s third prediction: “If and when that happens," he writes, "major airlines are going to be looking for more support from their most loyal and lucrative customers, frequent business fliers, who have to continue flying."

That could be complicated, Sharkey contends. He believes that there has been a "deterioration of elite status programs" that cater to the airlines' best customers, noting valued options like upgrades and choice seating options are now tougher to find. Sharkey says that because of that "deterioration," many traditional airlines "have lost the loyalty of a good number of those customers, especially the ones who maintain elite status levels.”
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