luvavacation
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 23, 2006
My Mother passed away last year, and her wish was to have her ashes buried back in our home country. The plan is to do that early June.
I have been waiting on the family that is here in the States to have their vacation time approved from their respective jobs (planning trips was so much easier when my children were young and just had school!). Just received the final approval yesterday, so I started looking for tickets. OMG!!!
Ok, it's been about 5 years since I last went back home, but coach used to be around $1,000 pp. Now, I am looking in the $2,000 range. I can't believe it. The price of jet fuel has not doubled in price, and I have friends that fly for the airlines and I know their salaries haven't doubled! I expected some rise in price, but not doubled. Yikes.
Time is limited for one of my DD's and her husband, so switching airports and 20 hour connections won't cut it. But even looking at weekend flights for them is not that much of an increase over the weekday flights I am considering for other family members.
My one hope is that I have not missed the so-called "lower fare window" for overseas flights. I am hoping it is still 4 months out, but I can't find anything confirming this on Google searching. Has anyone here had any luck with the old 4 months out parameter for tickets?
I have been waiting on the family that is here in the States to have their vacation time approved from their respective jobs (planning trips was so much easier when my children were young and just had school!). Just received the final approval yesterday, so I started looking for tickets. OMG!!!
Ok, it's been about 5 years since I last went back home, but coach used to be around $1,000 pp. Now, I am looking in the $2,000 range. I can't believe it. The price of jet fuel has not doubled in price, and I have friends that fly for the airlines and I know their salaries haven't doubled! I expected some rise in price, but not doubled. Yikes.
Time is limited for one of my DD's and her husband, so switching airports and 20 hour connections won't cut it. But even looking at weekend flights for them is not that much of an increase over the weekday flights I am considering for other family members.
My one hope is that I have not missed the so-called "lower fare window" for overseas flights. I am hoping it is still 4 months out, but I can't find anything confirming this on Google searching. Has anyone here had any luck with the old 4 months out parameter for tickets?