Have I missed my bargain for good?

Xiarrr

Hi everyone,

First time poster, long time MSE fan. I've been looking at Heathrow -> Atlanta flights for a bit and caught a bargain from the BA sale on Sunday eve of approx. £360 per head for 10 Feb - 16 Feb. These dates can't really be changed as me and my partner are going to a wedding. The next day the flights went back to £540 or so :mad: So, please tell me - have I missed my bargain completely or do these prices fluctuate a lot?

I was going to wait at max til the end of this week really. Is there a good time to buy (like specifically on a Wednesday or a weekend?). I may have to count my losses and go with Virgin Atlantic for approx. the same price.

Thanks all - apologies if I've posted in the wrong place.

jpsartre

Nobody can know for sure but this late in the game I would say it's unlikely that prices will come down again.

There's no best day to buy of the week to buy.

Caz3121

where are you in the UK?
you can sometimes get creative (due the mad airline pricing)
BA LHR-ATL rtn £569
BA MAN-LHR-ATL rtn £435 (same flights LHR-ATL) (£491 if return to LHR not MAN)
BA EDI-LHR-ATL rtn £435 (£493 back to LHR)
BA GLA-LHR-ATL rtn £433 (£489 back to LHR)

PeacefulWaters

Take a look at KLM from Manchester with one change. Less than £400.

Also, look at the Iberia web site for BA routes. They are often cheaper than BA for the same seat.

Xiarrr

Thanks all. We are bargain hunters but not willing to increase the time it takes to get to Atlanta from London I'm afraid! Thanks a lot for your help guys, I really appreciate it

PS what is KLM like to fly with? Do they codeshare?

richardw

Klm codeshare with AF and Delta. Www.airlinequality.com has reviews and https://www.seatguru.com seat plans.

Voyager2002

Xiarrr wrote: »

Thanks all. We are bargain hunters but not willing to increase the time it takes to get to Atlanta from London I'm afraid! Thanks a lot for your help guys, I really appreciate it

PS what is KLM like to fly with? Do they codeshare?

BA from MAN would involve a change of plane at LHR; KLM would involve a change at AMS. Since AMS is just about the most convenient and best-organised of large airports for a change of plane, while the exact reverse is true of LHR, it is possible that a routing on KLM might actually be faster.

Note that KLM and Air France are actually the same company. Air France, however, have their hub in Paris CDG which is a dreadful airport: avoid a change of 'planes there if your time has any value.

duchy

I know you said you wanted to fly direct but.......
for your dates there are flights Dublin to Atlanta for £250 return - add on a cheap Ryanair flight to Dublin and it's still a bargain and the saving might just be worth the creative routing !

https://www.kayak.co.uk is where I found it but google flights are probably worth a look too

danandjens_worldtravels

You could also do US immigration/pre-clearance at Dublin, so overall could be faster. Combine with an evenings stopover to enjoy the first night of the holiday.

Without stopover, I did a £10 Ryanair flight from Manchester to catch an international that went through the Heathrow and it all worked out well.

richardw

duchy wrote: »

...for your dates there are flights Dublin to Atlanta for £250 return - add on a cheap Ryanair flight to Dublin and it's still a bargain and the saving might just be worth the creative routing !.....

great find!