Is this a good deal?

278 airfare plus 20.80 taxes and fees= 298.80 roundtrip non stop from LAX to MIA from 9/29, returning 10/7. Do you all think the price will drop more on these miami flights? I am looking at AA and the flights seems pretty empty...Help! To book or not to book?

Is LAX, LA? If so, non stop? GRAB IT! :)

278 airfare plus 20.80 taxes and fees= 298.80 roundtrip non stop from LAX to MIA from 9/29, returning 10/7. Do you all think the price will drop more on these miami flights? I am looking at AA and the flights seems pretty empty...Help! To book or not to book?

Decent price. Book it-especially as there are still seats available on the nonstops. There are not a lot of sales, as LAX/MIA is a heavily traveled route. The seat map may look empty going to MIA, but looking at the actual seats that are available on the return-most of the "cheap seats" are gone, unless you want to fly home after 7:00PM.

Just for comparison, Jet Blue has a cheap red eye flight going from Long Beach to FLL on the 28th (arrive at 5:30AM on the 29th) for $109 + taxes. But coming home, all the flights that work with your cruise (after noon departure) are in the $300.00 one way range. So over $100 more.

I think the prices look good. I would go ahead and book the flight.

Keith

If it's with the flight times & routings you want, then that's a pretty good price.

If you're flexible and can fly into FLL as an alternative to MIA, the savings might be more.

To me, the non stop is the way to go ..less chance of delays and lost luggage. And that price will only go up as the planes use up their budget priced seats.

I really appreciate everyone's help and input. I am still undecided though...I might wait a day or two and see what happens. Does anyone know how many seats are "budget" seats on any given flight?

Does anyone know how many seats are "budget" seats on any given flight?

There have been times when I've been able to see (say) 8 seats in the lowest (and cheapest) booking class on a flight. After pricing for two people, that booking class can suddenly get zeroed out. I usually have the nerve to wait a couple of days to see what happens. As often as not, the cheap seats come back - sometimes it takes a few hours, sometimes it takes a day or two. But sometimes it never happens. So just because the airline is prepared to sell you 8 seats for x price now, it doesn't mean that selling two might cause it to withdraw all the rest. It's an arcane business.

I really appreciate everyone's help and input. I am still undecided though...I might wait a day or two and see what happens. Does anyone know how many seats are "budget" seats on any given flight?

Budget priced seats are based on demand. So each flight and schedule can be different as stated above. The price usually "ladders" up as the time gets nearer.

I always say that trying to time airfare is like trying to time the stock market.

You only know when it's hit either a high or low after the fact.

I think that's a good price- book it!

I just booked 2 seats w/Delta for $238.10 per from BUF-FLL for 4/08. I thought it was a great deal so I jumped on it! If you get that feeling that it may not go lower, use your gut feeling and save some $$$$.:D

Yesterday, the airfare from LAX to MIA was around 300 per person, total with all taxes...today, it went up to 400 per person including taxes and fees! This is for the same exact non-stop, roundtrip flight. Good thing I had it reserved!

But does anyone know what happened overnight?

This is what air fares do. They are set by market conditions and supply and demand. They are a big commodity market - like the stock market, only more complicated.

If you like the price, book it. If it gets cheaper tomorrow, you still got a price you liked. If it gets more expensive tomorrow, you've haven't lost out on a deal you're happy with.

Is there a web site that posts international airfare trends for the previous year? I know that kayak will show you the last 30 days...I've been searching , but have not been able to find anything like this yet.

I guess the definition of a "good deal" is are you comfortable paying the price for the tickets. Just as with anything in life if you feel comfortable paying it's a "good deal" for example the price of a gallon of milk in the regular supermarkets are over $4 a gallon. But at the cheapo food store it's $2.69 for a gallon. I don't feel comfortable paying $4 so I go and pay $2.69. Same was with an airline ticket. For my cruise to the Mediterranean in Oct we paid $663 RT. I felt it was a fair deal. My sister thought it was too high. But the price didn't come down. In fact the airline started charging an "fuel surcharge" $140 per ticket. But since we did book it at $663. We got a "good deal". If we waited, well.........wouldn't of been a good deal.