We generally book our flights almost as early out as can be done (330 days or there about) and while not planning a Nov/Dec trip this year, I did notice our specific preference in April flights are considerably higher than we generally experience and it doesn't help that we're flying in the Easter timeframe. This is flying out of JFK so if the trend holds, my sympathies to those of you who travel from the Midwest and other less serviced market areas at that time of year.

As for AA, it is still our preferred carrier over JB, but sometimes it just isn't doable because of the seasonal changes of their equipment and routing.