Do airline tickets go up if you wait?

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Macaw_Lover

Air prices are based off availability, season, fares open for your dates, etc.

Scheduled air such as Northwest, Continental, American Airlines, United, etc. They all have fare rules is what they are called. These fares determine the rates. The airlines set X amount of seats in different classes such as Q, K, L, T, U, B, M, etc. classes. Once a class sells out, the price increases so generally yes the longer you wait the prices will go up.

Depending on your city, you may have charter flights that the rules are different and more of a possibility of a potential lower cost price in waiting, however you have to be prepared to not travel because these things do sell out. They are also limited in destinations and again are not from every departure gate.

Travel is changing quite a bit. They are cutting the number of flights to change the tables where the demand is there, but the supply isn't. Many airlines are in financial difficulties (more than I think people remember that have been in this since 9/11). The increase people are seeing in fares doesn't have to do with fuel costs, well some but not much. They need to start making a profit. Airlines by no means are in bankruptcy because they want to and needed to switch it around to make money, not be paying for others to travel.

So definitely, book in advance. If you find yourself a good agent they can tell you IF it's a good price and if you have date flexibility then one can look from there. You should be able to tell if an agent knows what they are talking about.

Keep in mind even if you do book 60 months out it doesn't guarantee that it will be a good price. It is all in the availability.

Have Fun!

Patrick M

Yes, I have found that they increase greatly...my personal experience is more than 200% in some cases...Get them 21 days prior if possible.

prisonsong91

Yes.
And businesses exploit it.
If you wait until the day before the flight, businesses know you are desperate, so they can charge a higher price, and still get a sale.

The farther away from the fly date you buy, the cheaper it is (up to a point).

lili860426

I know they do around the holidays. I'm not sure about the rest of the year, but I would assume it would go up.

Travel_Fan

I was told that the is a set number of tickets that are sold for a different price. For example, if a plane has 100 seats, they will decided to sell X number of seat for a cheaper price, then Y number of tickets for a more expensive...Depending on how many tickets are left, the airline will raise or lower their proces. (It will also depend on outside factors such as price of gas...)

Palmisan

Normally Yes but still you never know as sometimes some events set the different tone for the fares...

Point to note is - the early you buy - the cheaper you will get..

michael

normally yes but under different circumtances if the loading factor not good, an airlines can offer passengers a discount fare closed to the departure date (with the airlines best judgment look up at their loading factor but its very rare)

Reann

Yeah,they do!Because of everyone going back and forth,including illegall aliens,so many people make the arline price
go up,up and away...

It's just like how the gas prices went up because so many people
moved to one place.

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