Flight prices for Thanksgiving trip. Is this a good price?

[KayFeb13]

What's a good price for Thanksgiving week flights?
I am trying to swing thanksgiving week in WDW for our family of 4. I found jet blue tickets for $1000. We would have to cut our trip short for one day and drive 4hrs to get to the airport but we use to live in area we would flying out of so it would be fun to revisit it. Should I wait for southwest to extend their schedule to compare prices? What do you all think?

I am also thinking of renting DVC points for the first time so I would love feedback on that too!

 

[Figgy1]

What's a good price for Thanksgiving week flights?
I am trying to swing thanksgiving week in WDW for our family of 4. I found jet blue tickets for $1000. We would have to cut our trip short for one day and drive 4hrs to get to the airport but we use to live in area we would flying out of so it would be fun to revisit it. Should I wait for southwest to extend their schedule to compare prices? What do you all think?

I am also thinking of renting DVC points for the first time so I would love feedback on that too!

If you are going to rent points try to do so ASAP they will go fast!

 

[KayFeb13]

If you are going to rent points try to do so ASAP they will go fast!

Thanks Figgy! I will keep that in mind. Any thoughts on the air price?

 

[Figgy1]

Thanks Figgy! I will keep that in mind. Any thoughts on the air price?

I don't fly commercial!! I drive due to the cost with the whole family! Road trips are fun!

 

[bethymouse]

Try to get it at about 880$. I believe Air Tran is a bit cheaper.

 

[Unomas]

Cost to fly has gotten outrageous to me. In 2009 I bought 2 round-trip tickets from DFW to MCO for under $500. Today the price for that same flight is just under $1,000. And that's flying a "budget" airline...So this summer, we're driving.

 

[Weather_Lady]

How far are you flying?

We're in Upstate NY, and from here (Syracuse, Rochester or Buffalo) to Orlando, anything under $300 per person (roundtrip) is within the range of reasonableness, and anything under $200 per person is a great deal.

 

[princessmommy]

Sign up for air fare watchdog. You put in your city and Orlando. I get emails.with good deals all the time. Just last week it was 187 round-trip on Delta! (Had to.travel by 11/1 though). Southwest has been steady at about 350 from here.

 

[PrincessNelly_NJ]

Seesh! Those numbers make me wanna cover my eyes!
I'm fortune enough to be able to fly commerical (frontier airlines) out of a small local airport in New Jersey to Orlando for only 80 - 100 per person round trip!
Good Luck, don't some third party sites pay you the difference if the price drops? or something like that maybe you could use one of those.

 

[KayFeb13]

Wow I thought I was getting a deal but maybe not. We are in upstate NY. My options for airports are Plattsburgh which is local but very small and usually only flies into Stanford. Burlington, VT which is about 90 minutes, Albany which is about a 3hr drive. Manchester NH which is about 3.5hrs. Syracuse which is around 4.5 hours but this is the airport I was thinking about flying out of bc it was $1000 and the best deal I have found so far. I was thinking airfare would go up rather than down since we are trying to get to WDW for Thanksgiving week.

 

[OswaldTheRabbit]

I am thinking this is a very good price actually. We are in a similar small town area (lexington, ky) and flew into Burlington vt last month and the cheapest we ever got over 6months were $500/ticket.

How about drive to Manchester (we lived in Lebanon nh for 4 years) and take southwest. The southwest flights open up May 6th for that time! If you look that morning you may get some cheaper flights! Also if the flights go down then southwest will change your tickets without a penalty!

But to be honest I think you are only going to cut 200 bucks off at most.

 

[Tinkerbella16]

I am so excited! I just booked our November flights! Got an awesome price.. $167 roundtrip per person!!! Flights to and from are both non-stop. Only paid $503 for 2 adults and 1 child. I cannot believe I found airfare that cheap!!!

 

[bsiev1977]

I am so excited! I just booked our November flights! Got an awesome price.. $167 roundtrip per person!!! Flights to and from are both non-stop. Only paid $503 for 2 adults and 1 child. I cannot believe I found airfare that cheap!!!

What airline? And from where if I might ask?

 

[Tinkerbella16]

What airline? And from where if I might ask?

We are flying Spirit from Atlantic City.

 

[bsiev1977]

We are flying Spirit from Atlantic City.

Cool. I'll be flying out of Baltimore in December. Almost definitely flying Southwest, just waiting on them to open bookings for my time frame. I called them last night and was told they anticipate that to happen on May 6.

 

[Poofiesdream]

We are flying Spirit from Atlantic City.

Did you look at the price for luggage? They also charge for carry on's!

 

[Poofiesdream]

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United

Flights 4633 / 1109
Flight 4633 operated by EXPRESSJET AIRLINES DBA UNITED EXPRESS​

1 Stop​

Depart: 4:02 PM​

Burlington, VT (BTV)​

Arrive: 9:01 PM​

Orlando, FL (MCO)

Connect in: Newark
Total Travel Time: 4 hrs 59 mins​

Guaranteed Best Price

total​

per person​

$336.60​

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[Poofiesdream]

Booking rates are always cheaper on Mon thru Weds for booking not flying so check rates on those days.

 

[bsiev1977]

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United

Flights 4633 / 1109
Flight 4633 operated by EXPRESSJET AIRLINES DBA UNITED EXPRESS​

1 Stop​

Depart: 4:02 PM​

Burlington, VT (BTV)​

Arrive: 9:01 PM​

Orlando, FL (MCO)

Connect in: Newark
Total Travel Time: 4 hrs 59 mins​

Guaranteed Best Price

total​

per person​

$336.60​

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That's pretty good! I will only book connecting flights as a last resort. That's why I like Southwest.
Out of BWI, they have nonstop flights that depart as early as 8:30am, which arrive in Orlando around 11:00am.

 

[Tinkerbella16]

Did you look at the price for luggage? They also charge for carry on's!

Yes I am in a fare club so I get $10 off each checked bag so it will be $20 instead of $30 and I don't do carry-ons. Still works out to be a great price even adding on the bag fees.