audreyh1
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A couple of weeks ago I started tracking a flight I was planning to buy soon. I usually start tracking 6 to 8 weeks ahead for domestic flights, and depending, can usually get pretty a pretty good price as long as I buy about 1 month in advance.
This recent experience was a bit different. For one thing, the prices were quite a bit better than I saw last year. We used to be able to routinely fly to ATL for $280-$360 per person, but for some reason for 2016 the prices were quite a bit higher for most of the year.
So this year, I was pleased to see a drop back to the "historical range" even if at the high end with both UA and AA offering $358 round trip. I started tracking prices for some variations I might be interested in.
Get past the weekend, and late Monday evening I get an email from Google Flights that bam! United had raised the price to $466 but AA was still at $358. I had planned to buy the tickets the next day. And I quickly see that this affects all available flights. Darn!
So I wait, hoping that maybe, because AA hasn't raised their prices yet, that the UA flights will come back down. A couple of days later I get another Google Flights email that the UA prices have dropped back down to match AA. This time I buy tickets within 24 hours. And the 2 days later in the wee hours - another email, the UA price went back up to $466, and the AA price did too!!!!
Can make your head spin sometimes!
UA and AA are the main competitors in our market. I think what's happening is UA raised the price, seeing whether AA would match. When AA didn't, UA dropped again. Who knows which airlines initiated the final jump to $466 - but they matched exactly.
I always keep tracking the prices until the flight departs out of curiosity. I'm tracking some different dates. They've been more or less moving in lock step - although one did start creeping up sooner than the others.
This recent experience was a bit different. For one thing, the prices were quite a bit better than I saw last year. We used to be able to routinely fly to ATL for $280-$360 per person, but for some reason for 2016 the prices were quite a bit higher for most of the year.
So this year, I was pleased to see a drop back to the "historical range" even if at the high end with both UA and AA offering $358 round trip. I started tracking prices for some variations I might be interested in.
Get past the weekend, and late Monday evening I get an email from Google Flights that bam! United had raised the price to $466 but AA was still at $358. I had planned to buy the tickets the next day. And I quickly see that this affects all available flights. Darn!
So I wait, hoping that maybe, because AA hasn't raised their prices yet, that the UA flights will come back down. A couple of days later I get another Google Flights email that the UA prices have dropped back down to match AA. This time I buy tickets within 24 hours. And the 2 days later in the wee hours - another email, the UA price went back up to $466, and the AA price did too!!!!
Can make your head spin sometimes!
UA and AA are the main competitors in our market. I think what's happening is UA raised the price, seeing whether AA would match. When AA didn't, UA dropped again. Who knows which airlines initiated the final jump to $466 - but they matched exactly.
I always keep tracking the prices until the flight departs out of curiosity. I'm tracking some different dates. They've been more or less moving in lock step - although one did start creeping up sooner than the others.
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