will I pay thru the nose for sameday flight?
I wanna know is it worth it to wake up early and try to get on the first flight outta jfk(or Philly) to Fort Lauderdale THIS Saturday ? I would see if people missed their flight and try and purchase that seat at the last minute? Has anyone done this during peak season? How did it work for you?
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There are some really great last minute airfares these days. This week I needed to fly 1200 miles and was able to buy a one way ticket online for $194, including fees and taxes. For the rock bottom price, buy your ticket at least fours hours in advance. Some airlines won't list the flight or price online if your flying in less than four hours. Frontier airlines only required a 2 hour advance purchase to book online, saving me the $25 fee for speaking to a live person. I would suggest that you go to http://www.bestfares.com and get the flight you want now. It will NOT get any cheaper if you wait until Saturday morning. I did a web search and "bestfares" price was even less than the airlines own web site. P.S. Southwest airlines has a sale going on right now. It requires two weeks advance purchase, but your trip would be under $99 each way. I hope this helps you.
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You almost always will pay more if not a lot more by just showing up at the airport on the day you want to travel. Since you know you want to go next Saturday, start checking fares on websites like Kayak.com, Travelocity, Cheaptickets and other similar websites as well as the websites of the airlines who fly that route. There are some great fares out there these days, but you'll most likely not get one by just showing up at the airport on the day you want to travel.
