Airfare is very high now

[Nyfarang4u]

I live in Rochester NY and recently I have been checking on round trip tickets to Thailand. I can't believe the prices that I have been getting. Most sites now are in the average of $1600 US dollars. I remember about 3 years ago I bought a ticket for a little over $800 round trip.

Just curious if anyone knows ideas such as different times of the year, booking early or any other ideas to get cheaper tickets?

:oops:

[pandorea]

I often book ticket to TH (from Europe) months before and I get at least 40% off from TG or SAS. I have a membership card and they often send emails when they have good offers. The other thing that many ppl here would do is to check last-minute cheap tickets (could be like 60% off) from the airport website but that means you have to be ready to fly the same day.

Edited April 13, 2012 by pandorea

[Stramash]

advance booking always best; the further away from departure date the better. And high season prices always higher than low season. Shop around, try something like skyscanner or another good idea is to get 2 or 3 agents competing for your business. My first quote for my flights from August was just over £3000 . Bit of negotiation and competition got that down to £2400!

[funky_house]

advance booking always best; the further away from departure date the better. And high season prices always higher than low season. Shop around, try something like skyscanner or another good idea is to get 2 or 3 agents competing for your business. My first quote for my flights from August was just over £3000 . Bit of negotiation and competition got that down to £2400!

It doesn't help that they have just upped the Air Passenger Duty. I have just paid £372 in taxes for one return flight to BKK. Thats going on for 20,000THB

[FarangFarang]

The prices have been a little crazy lately. Even in December when I was flying back I think I paid close to $1600.

[Dave40]

airlines are trying to recover money lost through the gfc maybe!!!!!

[Admin_2]

Strange. Our flights from JFK to BKK on Emirates were 1200 USD each, booked about a month in advance on kayak.com. We could have gone with China Air for somewhere around 1000. Had we booked earlier, prices were south of 1000.

I highly recommend Emirates.

[DANNO]

just looked on Kyack may 31, -- June 16; JFK to Bkk lowest was $1283 what a rip; a year ago $700 Wash DC to Bkk

[Admin_2]

just looked on Kyack may 31, -- June 16; JFK to Bkk lowest was $1283 what a rip; a year ago $700 Wash DC to Bkk

Never heard of that site, Kyack. Sounds like shit.

[simplyme3295]

I booked flights last Feb to fly on 31st May Dublin - AbuDhabi - BKK cost including all taxes €660 Was paying €750 last year to travel same time of year, maybe its the "luck of the Irish"

[FarangFarang]

Strange. Our flights from JFK to BKK on Emirates were 1200 USD each, booked about a month in advance on kayak.com. We could have gone with China Air for somewhere around 1000. Had we booked earlier, prices were south of 1000.

I highly recommend Emirates.

I'll second Emirates if you're on the east coast or Europe. Excellent airline. But a pain in the ass if you fly from the west coast and have to add about 10 hours to your flying time to go the wrong way around the world.

[FarangFarang]

just looked on Kyack may 31, -- June 16; JFK to Bkk lowest was $1283 what a rip; a year ago $700 Wash DC to Bkk

Yeah, I don't think I've ever paid more than $1000 RT from California except my last trip. Usually prices were in the $800 range. And that was flying on THAI or Singapore Air which aren't the cheapest flights.

From Europe (via LHR), the norm was about £600 - £800 with THAI or Emirates.

But in the last year or two the prices seem to have really taken off.

[Teddy]

I'll third Emirate, along with Etihad and Qatar too. With all these in the middle-east it's good for keeping prices competitive. Just got some friends a price for £600 from London right when the olympics will be at the peak at ******* prices up.

Oh....and **** Thai Air, rattling planes and ONE TV for a 100 people....good food though. Fix up you brass bunch of wankers.

Edited May 12, 2012 by Teddy

[CiaranM]

I booked flights last Feb to fly on 31st May Dublin - AbuDhabi - BKK cost including all taxes €660 Was paying €750 last year to travel same time of year, maybe its the "luck of the Irish"

i paid just less than 600 quid for a return flight with etihad flying to dublin in march ... it's a lot more ******* expensive now !!

[Stramash]

If anyone wants to book today and travel in the next couple of weeks, Etihad seems to have some good error fares on the go - flying from Geneva and back to UK

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/flights-bangkok-johannesburg-beijing-from-244-return-due-etihad-error-fare-1213799#comments