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Originally Posted by oxygen
Hey cmyden,
Going to New Orleans March 22 or 23 to 27 for March Madness. Flights were about $800 in August and they've come down to $677 today. Do you have any insight on whether the price will come down more in the next couple of months?
Thanks.
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Ah, damn, the WestJet '
Blue Tag Thursday' deal would have been perfect for you yesterday.
I should have mentioned it on here I guess, but they only last for a few hours. It's a new thing they've started doing, offering 1 great deal each week for a few hours.
The first one was Vegas, but it was pretty weak (and just bad timing with the Expedia deal coming out the week before).
New Orleans isn't a place that goes on sale all that often from Calgary, although this year Westjet has had some really good prices from Toronto, lowering it down to $300ish roundtrip after tax on occasion. And it was down to $200 during that blue tag sale.
Nobody can tell you for sure whether $677 is the lowest it will go or not. I could tell you one thing, and then all of a sudden an airline could decide to have a massive fare cut. It's truly unpredictable for the most part.
Taking a look at fares that are 2 months ahead from now, which is usually about the time you see the most decent prices to most destinations, the prices are a *bit* cheaper at $525 roundtrip after tax. So there definitely could be room for them to fall.
An event like March Madness certainly can have an impact on fares. Planes will fill up faster, etc. You *should* usually be safe to watch fares up to 8 weeks ahead, in theory, without worry of them going sky-high and not coming back down.
cM