behappy11 Posted February 17, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Hi…the Ez air cost for our flights is currently about $300 over the cost if I purchased direct from the airline. Does anyone know if the price drops to something closer to actual cost? When approximately do price drops happen? Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted February 17, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Usually we find that EZ Air prices are lower for international flights, not necessarily so for domestic flights. You just need to keep checking. If you book directly from the airlines, you pay up front and they will not adjust prices if they drop. If you book thru EZ Air you can make fare adjustments up until you make final payment on your cruise. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behappy11 Posted February 17, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Thanks…the difference is from $770 to $410, so I’m just surprised it’s such a wide gap. I’ll keep an eye on it for a bit longer than. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted February 17, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, behappy11 said: Hi…the Ez air cost for our flights is currently about $300 over the cost if I purchased direct from the airline. Does anyone know if the price drops to something closer to actual cost? When approximately do price drops happen? Thank you. I find the prices usually go up on EZair unless you are booking really far ahead. EZAir is usually better prices International, higher for domestic fares or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behappy11 Posted February 17, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I’ll keep an eye on it. This in a domestic flight. I have a couple of months before I have to lock in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjpj Posted February 17, 2023 #6 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I've never used EZaire for domestic flights - only see savings for International. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latebloomer56 Posted February 17, 2023 #7 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Have a different air question, all those familiar will the air. Can I upgrade through the airline direct and if yes would it be before or after final payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Times Prince Posted February 17, 2023 #8 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, behappy11 said: Thanks…the difference is from $770 to $410, so I’m just surprised it’s such a wide gap. I’ll keep an eye on it for a bit longer than. Thanks for the help. That doesn't sound right. What airline? and is that the price for 2 people? I delayed reserving flights until I had some post cruise details and missed the airline price increase @ 90 days. I'm wondering whether you might be at the fare change point based on days until the flight, and one of the sites hasn't updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted February 18, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 18, 2023 We have often found that EZAIR prices for domestic economy are not as good as we can get by booking direct. On the other hand, EZAIR sometimes has fantastic fares for international business/first class. From my perspective it is just a matter of a few minutes of shopping around and than booking the most attractive deal. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted February 18, 2023 #10 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, latebloomer56 said: Have a different air question, all those familiar will the air. Can I upgrade through the airline direct and if yes would it be before or after final payment. I have found that the airline doesn't want to deal with you until the itinerary is actually ticketed. That will certainly be after final payment. Once payment is made you can request Princess to do early ticketing. When that's done, contact the airline for upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted February 18, 2023 #11 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, latebloomer56 said: Have a different air question, all those familiar will the air. Can I upgrade through the airline direct and if yes would it be before or after final payment. You must be ticketed in the class of service that you purchased from EZAir first. IF the fare is upgradeable, that would be up to the airline, based on their rules. These are usually deep discounted fares, so you may not be able to upgrade. You’ll just have to check with the airline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare redtop101 Posted February 18, 2023 #12 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I’ve just booked a flight on EZAir for Boxing Day, 2023 thinking that air travel will be very busy that day. The fare is currently quite high. How and where do I check EZAir on the Princess web site to check if prices actually drop to keep my booked flight and rebook the same flight if prices drop. Do I go to “Manage Flights”, then “Change Flights” or what? Or does it have to be a completely different flight to get a lower fare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted February 18, 2023 #13 Share Posted February 18, 2023 40 minutes ago, redtop101 said: I’ve just booked a flight on EZAir for Boxing Day, 2023 thinking that air travel will be very busy that day. The fare is currently quite high. How and where do I check EZAir on the Princess web site to check if prices actually drop to keep my booked flight and rebook the same flight if prices drop. Do I go to “Manage Flights”, then “Change Flights” or what? Or does it have to be a completely different flight to get a lower fare? Yes - Change Flights. You shop your flights and no need to accept and finalize unless price is lower. Same airline or different - doesn't matter. Just shop and book if you like the new or old flight and fare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted February 18, 2023 #14 Share Posted February 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Steelers36 said: Yes - Change Flights. You shop your flights and no need to accept and finalize unless price is lower. Same airline or different - doesn't matter. Just shop and book if you like the new or old flight and fare. Or without signing in to the personalizer, just select the cruise you are interested in using the path to a new booking. You can check fares there. (To change, you would have to do it through the Personalizer.) I assume you are looking at flexible fares on Princess and that you are looking at pricing for the same flights and same class of service when you look at the airline's web site. Princess does not book passengers into the lowest airline fares that have a number of restrictions such as no carry on luggage and no advance seat selection. So be sure you are looking at the same type ticket. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nini Posted February 18, 2023 #15 Share Posted February 18, 2023 As a rule.of thumb (for us), we book international flights through EZAir as soon as they are available. We check often and adjust accordingly. We book our own domestic flights with Alaska Air as others have said, the domestic flights are not competitive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeCe_ Posted February 18, 2023 #16 Share Posted February 18, 2023 We book all our flights through EZAir because we like having it added to the cruise to be paid at final payment. That's the only reason we use EZAir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjpj Posted February 18, 2023 #17 Share Posted February 18, 2023 16 hours ago, latebloomer56 said: Have a different air question, all those familiar will the air. Can I upgrade through the airline direct and if yes would it be before or after final payment. I have successfully bid on an upgrade with an EZaire ticket after final payment, but I don't know about changing through the airline. Yes, would have to be after ticketing and I think they'd want the difference between what you paid and the current fare. Let us know if you try this and how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted February 18, 2023 #18 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 minute ago, cjpj said: Have a different air question, all those familiar will the air. Can I upgrade through the airline direct and if yes would it be before or after final payment. We were able to upgrade an Economy domestic flight to First Class (American Airlines) directly with the airline only after the the flight had been ticketed (after final payment). EZ Air only offered Economy seats on this particular flight, but it was a lot lower price than booking directly with the airline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjpj Posted February 18, 2023 #19 Share Posted February 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, LACruiser88 said: We were able to upgrade an Economy domestic flight to First Class (American Airlines) directly with the airline only after the the flight had been ticketed (after final payment). EZ Air only offered Economy seats on this particular flight, but it was a lot lower price than booking directly with the airline. How did they determine the price difference for the First Class.ticket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted February 18, 2023 #20 Share Posted February 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, cjpj said: How did they determine the price difference for the First Class.ticket? American Airlines charged us $250 pp for the upgrade (which we used points). When we combined the original Economy booking thru EZ Air and the $250 upgrade, we came out way ahead. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latebloomer56 Posted February 18, 2023 #21 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, cjpj said: I have successfully bid on an upgrade with an EZaire ticket after final payment, but I don't know about changing through the airline. Yes, would have to be after ticketing and I think they'd want the difference between what you paid and the current fare. Let us know if you try this and how it goes. Thanks was wondering if after final payment if available I could get first class and just pay the difference as a surprise for my husband. It's a nine hour flight to Venice from JFK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Paula_MacFan Posted February 18, 2023 #22 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, CeCe_ said: We book all our flights through EZAir because we like having it added to the cruise to be paid at final payment. That's the only reason we use EZAir. We've used it for the same reason. Also like the security of not being on the hook for airfare if for some reason Princess cancels the cruise, being able to re-book if prices fall, and that our trip insurance covers airfare as well. For our upcoming international flights our EZAir fares are much less than we could book on our own. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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