Cheap flight to Charlotte

Kaybenson

Hey guys,

I was going with a friend to charlotte(North carolina) in November. The fare was £450ish for a while. Suddenly, my friend rang me in the middle of the night because he just checked skyscanner and saw it for £380. He bought his own but I was in third heaven then. Wake up to see that the fare has changed to almost £500.

Is there any hint on getting such cheap fares again?

London to Charlotte return anyone?

Cheers

Caz3121

maybe your friend got the last seat at that fare,
Nobody will be able to tell you if they are likely to go down again or whether they will continue to rise as airline fares go up and down constantly
Are you restricted to booking the same flights as your friend? Is that the US Airways direct flight?

torbrex

Advice on Kayak this morning was "Wait, Confidence - 60% that price may drop within 7 days"

Prices vary all the time as people book or change bookings, it can also depend on the day of the week that you want to travel and the day of the week that you check the prices, sometimes even the time of day.

There are no rules

N9eav

The prices go up and down with US air. There is no harm in waiting. If your friend looks at the seat assignments as she has paid then you will see how many free seats left on that flight.


I just bought a ticket for my daughter to Milwaukee for next Saturday and it was as cheap as I had seen it and that was one week before departure.


Wait and watch each day. Check the US air website too as they are sometimes cheaper than the agents.




Seems nice of your friend to buy his ticket when you are supposed to be going together ???? What is you don't go now, is he going alone?

Kaybenson

Caz3121 wrote: »

Are you restricted to booking the same flights as your friend? Is that the US Airways direct flight?

It is US airways. It is not compulsory we fly on the same flight?

Kaybenson

torbrex wrote: »

it can also depend on the day of the week that you want to travel and the day of the week that you check the prices(

tuesday or wednesday.

Thanks

torbrex

Kaybenson wrote: »

tuesday or wednesday.

Thanks

Those do tend to be the cheaper days but check the other days as well so that you are not restricting yourself, you should also think about regional airports rather than just London, you can sometimes pick up a one-stop flight from say Manchester for a lot less than a direct from London.

Kaybenson

torbrex wrote: »

Those do tend to be the cheaper days but check the other days as well so that you are not restricting yourself, you should also think about regional airports rather than just London, you can sometimes pick up a one-stop flight from say Manchester for a lot less than a direct from London.

Yes, manchester one is £100 cheaper

Kaybenson

torbrex wrote: »

Advice on Kayak this morning was "Wait, Confidence - 60% that price may drop within 7 days"

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Is buying through Kayak safe?

NiftyDigits

Kaybenson wrote: »

Is buying through Kayak safe?

You don't buy anything through Kayak.

jpsartre

Kaybenson wrote: »

Is buying through Kayak safe?

Not necessarily. Always check out the site you are actually purchasing from.