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Flight Prices - summer

Posted on 3/30/22 at 9:43 pm
Posted by GITiger66
Member since Dec 2019
228 posts
Posted on 3/30/22 at 9:43 pm
Looking at a trip to Montana in July and flights are expensive. My question to the travel experts is do you expect prices to level out by the end of the summer or continue to rise? I know its speculation at this point, but I need to buy six tickets and would appreciate opinions. I am thinking that they will either continue to rise or flatten out, but not go down.
Posted by TheDeathValley
New Orleans, LA
Member since Sep 2010
17212 posts
Posted on 3/30/22 at 9:45 pm to
There won’t be a massive change in ticket price between now and booking
Posted by CuseTiger
On the road
Member since Jul 2013
8237 posts
Posted on 3/30/22 at 10:00 pm to
It's very expensive this summer so far. I booked about a month or two ago for August and glad I did, haven't seen prices go down yet. If you see a decent price especially for 6 people, then I'd probably book it. If prices go down, you can always rebook and get an ecredit for the difference
Posted by DarthRebel
Tier Five is Alive
Member since Feb 2013
21301 posts
Posted on 3/31/22 at 9:55 am to
quote:

Looking at a trip to Montana in July and flights are expensive


Drive.

Drove to Montana last Summer from Texas, was a great road trip.

Flying is just not worth it now, unless you are traveling over a body of water.
Posted by usc6158
Member since Feb 2008
35429 posts
Posted on 3/31/22 at 10:52 am to
High oil prices + Return in demand + General inflation pressures = High prices

I'd be surprised if there is a big decrease in the short term. The ability to easily cancel flights for credits makes jumping on tickets easier if they drop in price.
Posted by slinger1317
Northshore
Member since Sep 2005
5896 posts
Posted on 3/31/22 at 3:15 pm to
I have been watching prices for a flight to Jackson Hole in September. Wasn't seeing much movement so I booked about a month ago. I checked again this week and the price has doubled.
Posted by cassopher
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2010
706 posts
Posted on 3/31/22 at 7:00 pm to
I just priced tickets from Houston to Hawaii in October, and for 4 people it’s around $2k??! That’s about what we paid for our St. Thomas flight last summer. I’ve never priced that route so I have nothing to compare it to.
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
41237 posts
Posted on 4/1/22 at 10:19 am to
Where in Montana are you headed? A few years ago family went skiing in western Montana, the best price on flights were to Spokane, Washington. Just a short drive across the skinny part of Idaho.
Posted by jmh5724
Member since Jan 2012
2138 posts
Posted on 4/1/22 at 4:29 pm to
I’ve been watching flights into Kalispell for a month now for my trip in august. They were $450 and I didnt pull the trigger. This week they climbed up to $600 and today are back at $500. I think I’m going to just go ahead and book now.
Posted by deltafarmer
Member since Dec 2019
513 posts
Posted on 4/2/22 at 11:24 am to
I usually go to Google.com/flights. Enter your destination and dates, then you can track that fare. If it goes up or down you get an email. Also if you have more than one city you can fly from check and track fares from those airports. Changing the origination can make a huge difference.
This post was edited on 4/2/22 at 11:26 am
Posted by Clark W Griswold
THE USA
Member since Sep 2012
10512 posts
Posted on 4/3/22 at 3:51 pm to
Use google flights to help or if you know which airline it’ll be figure out what the best time to book is. For Delta for example it’s usually just under 2 months out for a typical flight that isn’t full already. I just booked a $600 flight to Caribbean that is typically $770-850 consistently for the route by just waiting and watching over the course of a month.

What used to be a $350 Vegas flight is now $600+ anytime I try to book. shite costs more.
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