Delta prices to Orlando

seanieclarke

hi

last year in mid/late july i got return flights from dublin to orlando for around 500 euro to go at the start of september.

i just checked there now for the same flights this year and it would cost over 800 euro to go around the same dates(start of september). do these prices generally fluctuate a bit or have delta just really gotten expensive?!

thanks

Rashers72

All Transatlantic flight prices for mid 2008 into 2009 are between 50-100% more expensive. Normally accounted for by increased fuel surcharges. Unless the price of a barrel of oil decreases dramatically, as Wille Walsh of BA recently announced the era of cheap fares is over.
Or even worse, as Michael O'Leary predicts many higher cost airlines will go to the wall.
Lots of posts here in the last few weeks on the airfare increases.
Check out the other airlines that can fly you there - Virgin via London/Manchester, BA via Gatwick, Continental via Newark, Aer Lingus direct etc.

seanieclarke

thanks for the reply.

yeah the other airlines are all similar prices. i thought that maybe delta would come down in price cos of the deal i got last year was much lower.

so u reckon that chances are they will not come down at all?

if thats the case ill prob just go direct with aerlingus, which is actually cheaper than the other airlines that have a stopover

Rashers72

Crystal ball stuff on the prices. As long as passengers pay it, airlines will charge it. If the Irish economy continues to decline, prices might drop. To what extend, only time will tell.
IMO, prices will stay at the level they are for the next few years. Unless we get a whole lot more windfarms etc. our dependency on oil will cost us all very dearly.

Oracle

Cost of oil my @$$! The airlines are making record profits, British Airways have just announced profits in the last nine months of 2007 of almost €1 billion euro (£788). That's profit not operating turnover or sales. That's up 35% on the same period last year, and that's not even for 12 months.

They just use the fuel prices as an excuse to raise prices, others include green tax, carbon footprint offset and no doubt next will be Auntie Nora knickers! They'll use any excuse to hike prices and the public are falling for it, helped by the government. Who, by the way, also have their hand up to their elbows in the cookie jar. They're grabbing all the airport departure taxes and charges, aviation fuel tax, rates & VAT from airlines, airports and related businesses.

Virgin and British Airways have recently been fined for fixing air fares across the Atlantic. SO it's not hard to see how they make those massive profits. They fix fares to be artificial high, then raise them even further using whatever excuse is currently fashionable, and the public will swallow. You don't see the airlines lowering their air fares below normal levels, when the fuel price goes down .

Ah-Watch

just back from america for the first time and my god I loved the place. I want to go to NY in November for shopping so I priced aerlingus and Delta-Flew with delta to america. I expected delta to be cheaper than aer lingus but to my surprise aer lingus was €566 rtn in November and Delta were €1082 rtn! WOW what a difference, if I decide to go its obvious who I'll be choosing! Delta were very good though;)