AL have cut capacity to the USA.
Less supply of seats = higher fares.
€1,560 was an incredibly cheap fare to get - less than €400 per person including taxes and charges to Orlando - I think it's more that you were lucky with the fares than they have gone up by 50%. I went in late May/early June this year and it was 650-ish per person. We've been going for a few years now and I have never seen fares less than 450.We went with Aer Lingus to Orlando last October and it cost us €1,560.00 for two adults and two children. We are now looking to return next May and can not get anywhere near the above fare. The lowest we can get it for is €2,300.00. My question is why have air fares gone up so much? I thought there was a recession happening at the moment.
I understand that the airlines might be trying to recoup some losses after the volcano, but to go up by over 50% is a bit rich, can anyone shed some light?
The whole problem here is that you're comparing apples with oranges - fares in October are never going to be the same as fares in May.
As others have said going indirect might be your best option, though if you have kids the extra hassle of switching planes a few times might not be worth it.
Last year a colleague of mine got a great deal on flights to Orlando in June via Manchester with Virgin - I think it was a mis-price but a lot of people availed of it - someone found it and put it on boards bargain alerts section
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=346
it was through www.expedia.ie but was a little odd in that the price that first came up was the normal price it was only when you went to book it that it dropped a grand (for a family of 5).
P.S. For an informative and analytical narrative on cheap flights I beg all of you to google "FASCINATING AIDA - CHEAP FLIGHTS". It's important to wait till the very end , as sometimes you think the clip has finished but it then continues.
.. combination of Aer Lingus to Schipol and then Martinair direct to Orlando for 380 US Dollars per adult and 280 Dollars for children for most of October.
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