Airfare Deal

[jimjjr]

WOW! I was putzing around on the internet last night and after checking all of my disney sites (just to make sure nothing else had changed in the last 24 hours) I went on Southwest's web site. Lo! and Behold!, I got airfare from Raleigh/Durham to Orlando for our trip in September for less that $420.00 r/t for me, my wife, and daughter. Even with the high gas prices, we are going to end up paying less this year than last for airfare! Thanks Southwest:sohappy:

WL 9/21-9/28/07; GF 9/2006; Swan 12/2005; Swan 12/2004; Dolphin 2/2004

 

[disneytopdog]

I dont get whats going on here either, gas is at $3.05 a gallon in Dallas...But my Airfare in September is the cheapest I have paid in 3 years $218.80 dfw-mco per person. I was budgeting $260-$275 per person....

 

[mkt]

I do sidestep.com and kayak.com... ocassionally I'll use the ITA Matrix

 

[MrsPortiaB]

My husband and I got a great deal too on our airfare leaving from Portland OR!! :sohappy:

We ended up paying about $195 (not including taxes) for non-stop, round trip airfare for AA (not our fav airline but it fit our budget) and we ended up paying about $457.00 total.


Gas here for the record is between $3.30-$3.40, ewww. :hurl: Still not as bad as Hawaii where all my family is, but it stinks that it's so high!

 

[Dwarful]

Yes! We were booking 36 seats on multiple flights for our group. I have been watching and have looked at multiple sites. Ended up going with Southwest airlines. $148.60 per person, roundtrip, non stop. So happy! Gas here is $3.49 a gln. so I was expecting $250 pp!

 

[bears163]

i would imagine more & more people booking airfare rather than driving right now. who knows what bullsh__ prices we will have to pay billionares so we can drive our cars by mid summer. if another katrina happens look out. i hate to even think that but you know what will happen

 

[tony&mistyw]

i got roundtrip airfare from delta, nashville to orlando for 2 people non-stop both ways $300 total.:sohappy:

 

[kybred72]

I'm hoping to get one of those $8 fares from Spirit Air!

 

[Disneyfalcon]

Wow! I'm so jealous! I can't find anything less then $288 from LA! That's great for you guys though.

 

[Dwarful]

Well, $288 from LA doesn't sound so bad. We are flying from St.Louis and paying just about 1/2 that, but we are half the distance from WDW. But I hope you can find something cheaper...the less you spend on airfare the more you have for DISNEY!!!

 

[Disneyfalcon]

LA is three hours from us so we were hoping they would be really cheap to make it worth the drive. I figured that was the going rate until I saw this thread! And MrsPortiaB's post! She's flying from Portland for crying out loud!
I'm not bitter though.

 

[bgraham34]

Thats great to hear that you got such a swell deal. Now its my turn.

 

[Missin_Disney]

Hey guys i know you all complain about the high fuel prices over there, hell i remember when we have visited from the UK petrol was under a dollar a gln, but here in the uk the current price is about $8.50 per gln!!!!!

 

[2excitedkids]

we will be driving down in sept (raleigh/durahm airport is only about 2 hours from us), but with a family of 4 it will still be cheaper for us to drive even with expensive gas prices.

did i mention that the biggest reason we will be flying is that my husband is a truck driver and if he doesn't have full control of the vehicle, plane, etc... he doesn't feel comfortable (and that he is a chicken butt too and has only flew once and was terrified.) i on the other hand have never flown nor my kids and so want to!!!

 

[eroyee]

:wave: Gas just jumped to $3.65 here yesterday. we had planned on driving down in Dec. but waiting to see how its gonna change. we can get r/t tickets right now from Allegiant air to Orlando nonstop for about $79 ea. way. Only thing is, they fly into Sanford and you have to make your way to DW. No magical express.:lookaroun

 

[lilclerk]

I was thinking of going to Disneyland next month, but my hotel stay+park tickets+food budget would be cheaper than ANY flights I can find! :brick:

 

[shoppingnut]

I booked air from Philly on SW for July 28 for $118 r/t and that includes taxes!! The air out of Newark was $250, so even with the 1 1/2 hr drive using maybe a 1/2 tank of gas still much cheaper. I was able to get September out of Newark a month or so ago for $137 r/t w/taxes. I have found that if you buy your tickets on the airlines website you end up saving yourself a $5 transaction fee per ticket that you pay on sidestep, travelocity and others.

 

[Krupknick]

Flying from Huntington WV to Sanford/Orlando direct flight (Allegiant Air) August 9-19.... 3 adults round trip non stop for $388.00 ......Much cheaper than driving..........

 

[FanofDinsey1981]

I am a southwest.com kind of girl! Last march my sister and cousin and I flew for $135 roundtrip from CHicago Midway to Orlando. And this October my husband and I are flying from Midway to LAX for $200. I have never had a bad experience with southwest, and their frequent flyer program is great!

 

[Jen66]

I got PIT to MCO nonstop for 4 people for $555.20; so much cheaper than
driving. So, I added another night and park hopper to our package. The savings went right out the window:ROFLOL: