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Booking Flights to Europe for August '09

monstermonster_2
monstermonster_2 Posts: 9 Forumite
in Overseas holidays & travel planning
Hi,
I'm looking to book flights for a group holiday in August '09. Does anyone know when the budget airlines start offering cheaper flights for this time? how many months in advance do they release cheap flights?

thanks

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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,470 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Depends on the day of the week and the popularity of the route, if it is a Saturday on a popular route the prices don't fall.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • toffifee
    toffifee Posts: 237 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    I booked my May half-term flights with Easyjet the day they were released a couple of weeks ago. The price has since gone up by 50% if I were to book today (would cost hundreds more pounds) :eek:

    I think the Easyjet August flights are already available, and this is also school holiday time so the prices will be going up rather than down.... so I would start trawling the websites now!

    Good luck!

    (We are flying on a Saturday though... might be different for mid-week :o )
  • monstermonster_2
    monstermonster_2 Posts: 9 Forumite
    we are flying on a thursday and returning sunday (6th-9th). its supposed to be a mystery holiday for 13 of us so the destination can be flexible - we (the organisers have to pick somewhere, preferably cheap!)
  • delwynshd
    delwynshd Posts: 2,907 Forumite
    sent you a private message
    I am a Travel Agent

    My company’s ABTA numbers are P6046. MSE doesn't check my status as a Travel Agent, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Travel Agent Code of Conduct.
  • monstermonster_2
    monstermonster_2 Posts: 9 Forumite
    our trip has now been the latest victim of the credit crunch! an email asking for a pre-payment/deposit led to half the group pulling out so we now wont be going abroad :(
    thnks for your help anyway.
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