[KarenWDWCP]

Well, I finally just booked the airfare for our August flight from Boston. We got $227 roundtrip on JetBlue which isn't so bad considering the high gas prices. It was just hard to swallow since last year we paid $155 around the same time. I was going to wait another week or so but JetBlue was about $30 cheaper than any other airline that flies direct and the other airlines haven't budged in a couple of weeks.

I hope I made the right move! I hate booking the airfare part of the trip!

[daisyd]

I know that feeling. I still haven't book my October airfare. I'm so hopeful I'll catch a DING! fare or a Southwest fall sale. I have 3 or 4 airports I am willing to fly from, so I have that working in my favor.

[iluvwdw]

Originally Posted by KarenWDWCP

Well, I finally just booked the airfare for our August flight from Boston. We got $227 roundtrip on JetBlue which isn't so bad considering the high gas prices. It was just hard to swallow since last year we paid $155 around the same time. I was going to wait another week or so but JetBlue was about $30 cheaper than any other airline that flies direct and the other airlines haven't budged in a couple of weeks.

I hope I made the right move! I hate booking the airfare part of the trip!

Good for you! If JetBlue comes down, you know they'll give you a credit that you could use within the year of your travel date!

[Experiment6-2-6]

Originally Posted by daisyd

I know that feeling. I still haven't book my October airfare. I'm so hopeful I'll catch a DING! fare or a Southwest fall sale. I have 3 or 4 airports I am willing to fly from, so I have that working in my favor.

Well, one of the bad guys is pushing up daisies, so gas prices dropped below $70 a barrel today, so the fuel costs might allow airlines to reduce fares again..

[alicefan]

I hate paying high prices for airfare!!! I can never seem to get a good deal....it is always the very last reservation I make.

[bribert]

Last year for Sept. we paid $462 for 4 from Chicago-Midway on SWA. This year 862!!!! We went ahead & paid it, in case we're on strike in a couple of months, this won't be something we have to make a decision about! Plus, I'm also holding out hope for a good DING!! I received one yesterday for $54 each way Midway-Orlando, but it was only good thru 8/31. D'OH!!! Of course if we end up with SWA credit, then we pretty much gotta go back to Disney, right!?!?

[BuzzLightyear]

I bet you made the right choice.
With fuel prices so high, thats really not such a bad price.

[E&B's Mom]

It hurts, doesn't it? But, you've done it and you are going to WDW, so get excited!!!

[Mickey Maniac]

Sounds liek you got a decent deal, considering the price of gas and all, we are waiting to book our Nov flight, USAir is aroundf $450 RT nonstop, Airtran is around $400 so we want to see Southwest's fares. We like to leave early in the morning downa nd late in the evening to come home.

[momofaprincess]

Karen-- you actually got a good price!!
We're flying Jet Blue out of Newark in Sept and I paid $257/pp!!
(early flight out, afternoon flight home)

[KarenWDWCP]

Thanks, everyone. I think I made the right move, but who knows. We defintely got great times for the flights - arriving at noontime on our arrival day in Orlando and leaving at 7 pm on our departure day so the times are definitely ideal. At least now I can sleep at night knowing that I won't be paying over $300 because I gambled and lost!

[Dana]

Originally Posted by KarenWDWCP

Well, I finally just booked the airfare for our August flight from Boston. We got $227 roundtrip on JetBlue which isn't so bad considering the high gas prices. It was just hard to swallow since last year we paid $155 around the same time. I was going to wait another week or so but JetBlue was about $30 cheaper than any other airline that flies direct and the other airlines haven't budged in a couple of weeks.

I hope I made the right move! I hate booking the airfare part of the trip!

I feel your pain. I was in the same boat and finally got to worried about waiting to long. I just booked Spirit out of Atlantic city for $217 round trip. I could have gotten is $20 cheaper a person only seven days later, but I'm over it..lol

[bribert]

Jus rebooked my flight to Orlando today thru a "DING". $65 per person from Chicago-Midway. So now instead of leaving early Thursday morning, we'll leave after school Wednesday evening, get checked in around 11p & have an extra day! WAHOO!!

[KarenWDWCP]

I've been checking the flights obsessively since I booked it of course and I have been reassured that I made the right decision. The day after I booked our flight, our exact flight went up $20 on Jetblue and has stayed there. Flights for our dates and times on other airlines are still $40-$50 more than I paid so I think I did the right thing.

Also, I found this great site, www.farecast.com. It gives you a prediction of whether the flights for the days you are looking for will go up or down. You have to register to join, but it is kind of a nifty site. It predicts flights on my days will go up so hopefully I did the right thing!

[Minnie Mommie]

I know how you feel too!! We are not going until 12/7, but the return flt we wanted was showing at $304.00 on the way back to phl from mco! I looked every day and today it went back down to $99.00, so I booked it!! I figured it might only go down $10.00 or up a whole lot!!