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Flights are so expensive this summer!
Flights are so expensive this summer!
05-14-2021 02:49 PM - edited 05-14-2021 02:50 PM
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I'm planning a trip to Vegas July 7-10 from PHL, and I don't know if the whole world is also trying to go there now that mask mandates are being relaxed, but flights are unbelievably expensive. The cheapest roundtrip flight I can get for the dates I'm looking at is $625, and the next cheapest is $698. Each way is averaging $250 to $450. It's a major kick in the wallet. I don't want to use my points to book a flight because I'm trying to get A-List, but I *can't* justify paying $700 or more for one roundtrip flight to Vegas lol.
There's also a fair amount of flights showing as "unavailable" which I'm not used to seeing. I don't know if that's a result of the recent schedule updates or just a ton of demand, but some flights are showing as unavailable for all 3 fare types:
I remember not being happy when flights were averaging $400 roundtrip pre-pandemic. I'd gladly pay that in comparison to this!
--Jessica
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With the massive increase in supply of Hawaii flights it might be cheaper to fly there instead.
If you plan on winning $10k in Vegas what's the problem with a $400 flight? lol
--TheMiddleSeat
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Ha! The problem with that is that I have to actually win ... lol ... on my last two Vegas trips, all I did was lose! Didn't win anything decent at all. Ironically, last summer when Vegas was a ghost town, I won back everything I played and then some. That luck has gone ... but who knows, maybe things will turn around in July 😉
Anyway, flights are expensive is my point! Really really above average in price. It's not so bad in the fall, but man, June, July, and August, terrible.
--Jessica
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I found just under $250 RT
Re: Flights are so expensive this summer!
Re: Flights are so expensive this summer!
05-14-2021 03:46 PM - edited 05-14-2021 04:00 PM
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From Philly?! Where?
--Jessica
Re: Flights are so expensive this summer!
Re: Flights are so expensive this summer!
05-14-2021 03:48 PM - edited 05-14-2021 03:52 PM
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I think more people are starting to travel now since restrictions are being lifted and people are ready to go on vacation.
I also think prices are higher as airlines are trying to make a little money back after months of no revenue.
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@bec102896 wrote:I think more people are starting to travel now since restrictions are being lifted and people are ready to go on vacation.
I also think prices are higher as airlines are trying to make a little money back after months of no revenue.
Yeah, I tried to mentally prepare for flights to be higher, but this is kind of crazy. But I do stand corrected, August flights are a bit cheaper ... I think the June/July timeframe is where they try to get you.
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have you thought of booking 2 multicity tickets thru Midway ? you would get 4 flight credits
to help you get to A List