New flights released now?

lawtz04

Hi guys

I heard that a lot of new flights get released in Jan, so it can be a good time to book for the year ahead.

We are planning to go to San Francisco to see relatives in May/June and thought it might be an idea to book now. I've heard something about Ricard Branson having a new company for flights - any truth?

Anyone know when the flight companies release these dates or have I misse out so soon?!

Cheers

M4RKM

there is going to be a virgin america, but it is for internal flights to the USA..

as for flights may/june time.. just keep checking and see what comes up... offers (as in economy restricted tickets) get released whenever the airlines see fit....

exel1966

There already is Virgin America. They've been operational for a few months now and will give JetBlue a run for their money.

http://www.virginamerica.com/va/home.do?method=virginAmerica

vanilla8

I have been looking into flights to san fran and las vegas over the past month - we want to go in September. The cheapest we have seen is for 530 with Virgin (BA priced similar , but we want virgin flying miles)

The price does seem to fluctuate over a few days! Some times it has been 650+

Have you got an idea of what price you are willing to pay? We have kind of settled on the 500 mark as there seems to be no sign of a sale for dates past March!

Alan_Bowen

Scheduled flights go on sale 330 days before travel so this summer has been on sale for a few months now. There is a BA sale on at the moment but only for flights up to Easter, Virgin are sure to follow. May/June, so long as you avoid the Bank Holidays, is not peak time and you ought to check out consolidators such as airline network and trailfinders. If at all possible, get a direct flight, it may cost £30 more but its worth it, changing planes in the US is a hassle, there is absolutely no service on internal flights and the International Terminal at San Francisco is one of the better places to arrive in.