I want to give my 2 cents. It seems that some of the airlines have some kind of BF promos. The best I have seen is $20 flights on Spirit as long as you dont have extra bags. I do have to say that I am extremely disappointed in southwest's lack of BF deals. I think they had some kind of deal for SW vacations but that was done very quietly. I was really hoping on some kind of sale for airfare since I have a January trip coming up. Thanks for dropping the ball again,
How is this entitled? Black Friday is a time when almost all businesses do some kind of sale. At the same time, airlines in my area have jacked up prices to double or even triple for all flights all times of year. My small local airport for years has had on average prices around 400 consistently to most domestic places, with the larger airport two hours down the road with options from around 200 to 350ish. My trip dates to Orlando in March from the local airport right now? 800 to 1200 dollars currently, for mostly empty planes. That’s not supply/demand, or even realistic estimate of costs. Thats price gouging on the airlines part. Please don’t tell me that their costs have doubled or tripled in the space of a couple of months. Right now I’m booked on Southwest from the airport two hours away….for a nice steal of over 700…. which is also super inflated and way outside the norm of pricing, almost double where they were sitting just last year. Wishing for even a slight Black Friday discount is not entitlement when prices right now doubled/tripled for all options. Inflation is bad but I’m pretty sure it hasn’t increased by that much!!This is super entitled lol
But there’s a Cyber Monday sale now so hopefully they can redeem themselves in your eyes.
I did not understand the entitled comment either. We flew to Orlando (a 2 hour flight) 4 months ago for 165.00 one way per person. Today, a flight is 310.00 FOR the Cyber Monday sale. Yesterday, it was 360.00.How is this entitled? Black Friday is a time when almost all businesses do some kind of sale. At the same time, airlines in my area have jacked up prices to double or even triple for all flights all times of year. My small local airport for years has had on average prices around 400 consistently to most domestic places, with the larger airport two hours down the road with options from around 200 to 350ish. My trip dates to Orlando in March from the local airport right now? 800 to 1200 dollars currently, for mostly empty planes. That’s not supply/demand, or even realistic estimate of costs. Thats price gouging on the airlines part. Please don’t tell me that their costs have doubled or tripled in the space of a couple of months. Right now I’m booked on Southwest from the airport two hours away….for a nice steal of over 700…. which is also super inflated and way outside the norm of pricing, almost double where they were sitting just last year. Wishing for even a slight Black Friday discount is not entitlement when prices right now doubled/tripled for all options. Inflation is bad but I’m pretty sure it hasn’t increased by that much!!
How do you know the planes are "mostly empty"?How is this entitled? Black Friday is a time when almost all businesses do some kind of sale. At the same time, airlines in my area have jacked up prices to double or even triple for all flights all times of year. My small local airport for years has had on average prices around 400 consistently to most domestic places, with the larger airport two hours down the road with options from around 200 to 350ish. My trip dates to Orlando in March from the local airport right now? 800 to 1200 dollars currently, for mostly empty planes. That’s not supply/demand, or even realistic estimate of costs. Thats price gouging on the airlines part. Please don’t tell me that their costs have doubled or tripled in the space of a couple of months. Right now I’m booked on Southwest from the airport two hours away….for a nice steal of over 700…. which is also super inflated and way outside the norm of pricing, almost double where they were sitting just last year. Wishing for even a slight Black Friday discount is not entitlement when prices right now doubled/tripled for all options. Inflation is bad but I’m pretty sure it hasn’t increased by that much!!
The policy is to return the car with a full tank of gas, not with a gauge just showing F. Some gauges show the arrow above F when full.I'd be careful with using the station at DS and expecting to not be charged. Avis in particular seems to be getting into the telematics and it will read to the tenth of a gallon. If it comes in more than .6 less than full they charge you for it. My recommendation is always the Wawa on Semoran just north of the airport. They have the same prices as elsewhere in Orlando with no markup.
Gotta compare apples to apples. 4 months ago FL was making its annual attempt at being hot as hell. It’s not a popular time.I did not understand the entitled comment either. We flew to Orlando (a 2 hour flight) 4 months ago for 165.00 one way per person. Today, a flight is 310.00 FOR the Cyber Monday sale. Yesterday, it was 360.00.
With any of the Avis cars that are using the telematics, it tells you in the app what the current level is when you pick up the car and at any point during the rental. Many of the reports I've seen that they will remove the charge if you can show a fuel receipt from within 5 miles of the airport. DS is further than that.The policy is to return the car with a full tank of gas, not with a gauge just showing F. Some gauges show the arrow above F when full.
I hope Avis makes sure the gas is topped off before renting it.
You can see the seat availability through the airline website before purchasing. That doesn't mean they will stay mostly empty, but for now they are.How do you know the planes are "mostly empty"?
The planes from this airport are usually full closer to the travel dates (remember I am looking at March 5 months out) The price gouging is the 2-3x sudden increase in advanced purchase price, and are not related to non-usage of the airport. Supply/demand pricing (and normal pricing) usually have cheaper prices early on and expensive closer to.As for increased prices on mostly empty flights from a small, not well used airport. That’s not price gouging, it’s the price of service. If any airline is running mostly empty planes, you can bet the people on the plane will be making up that lost revenue. The alternative would be less flights or the airline leaving your airport altogether.
Where can I find this on Southwest?You can see the seat availability through the airline website before purchasing. That doesn't mean they will stay mostly empty, but for now they are.
Many airlines, SW chief among them, have found that many people expect that and have released flights at higher prices. Then some times prices will dip and then go back up the last couple weeks before the flight. I purchased my MCO flight for January in September for $242 RT, that flight today with the 30% deal is now that much each way. Revenue Management has advanced far beyond what it was even a few years ago.The planes from this airport are usually full closer to the travel dates (remember I am looking at March 5 months out) The price gouging is the 2-3x sudden increase in advanced purchase price, and are not related to non-usage of the airport. Supply/demand pricing (and normal pricing) usually have cheaper prices early on and expensive closer to.
On American, not Southwest. Many seats area available for no extra charge, and you are assigned a seat at booking if you don't select one. I've found these to be accurate when I compare the chart available a couple of days before the flight to actual people on the flight.Where can I find this on Southwest?
Seat availability more then 24 hours on advance doesn't reflect bookings. Many pax don't pay for assigned seats. A flight could appear empty on seating charts but be sold out.