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Re: Airfare to STT from NC
[Re: KLWFOBX]
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04/26/2017 03:41 PM
04/26/2017 03:41 PM
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Carol_Hill
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My recommendation for when you should purchase airfare is to buy when you are comfortable with the price! And then don't look back! Set up an alert which notifies you when there is a change in airfare prices and follow it for a bit. Airfares are so crazy these days, you just never know when you are going to get a good deal. So, follow it for a while and if there comes up a fare that seems reasonable, just buy it. You can also keep track of how many seats are sold on a particular route that you are interested in. If the plane is almost sold out, or pretty full, chances are there will probably not be much, if any, reduction in airfare for that flight. On the other hand, if it's still several months out and the plane is empty, and the fare that is currently being offered is about the same as it has been for some time, you are probably safe in waiting a while to see if they run a sale.
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Re: Airfare to STT from NC
[Re: KLWFOBX]
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04/27/2017 08:09 AM
04/27/2017 08:09 AM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,277 Saint Thomas, USVI
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KLWFOBX said: Thanks for the tips! I've done some research too. Hopper seems to be a decent app that does predictions of costs per past year averages etc. I think it will be safe to wait till August to purchase for an October fight. The risk you run from Charlotte is that the direct flight will sell out. You may shave the cost down to $550-600 but it likely will end up with a connection in Miami. American/former US Airways will greatly reduce the number of flights during that time of year. I have actually paid more flying back through Charlotte in Hurricane season than High Season. Don't discount the value of the direct flight and the time it saves. Right now Google Flights is showing the direct flight at $702 round trip for your dates. Jay
Last edited by CaptainJay; 04/27/2017 08:11 AM.
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