With all the gas prices going down...

[Ja Rhule]

Why Airline tickets are still so expensive?

 

I was working on booking my flight for honeymoon last year and I was deciding between Maui and Europe.  Ticket to Maui was $850 and ticket to Europe $1,050.  With oil prices tumbling down and dollar getting stronger I figured tickets should get cheaper right?  Flight to Maui is $1,050 now and flight to Europe is $1,400.  Last year crude oil was $95 a barrell and now it's $75 a barell.  What em I missing?

[PantherKing1983]

From what I understand a lot of airlines buy fuel in advance and lock in prices so with the falling price of fuel this year they are not getting the added benefit of the price drop because of improperly hedging of their fuel funds , but who could of predicted the price drop going on now . 

[PandaPancake]

You think airlines are going to lower their prices? That's just crazy talk

[ZeroZeroSeven]

Just another way companies stick it to the consumer - cost of doing business goes down > pricing isn't adjusted to reflect lower cost > bigger profits for the company > consumers wallet is lighter

[PhillyB]

yeah i've heard it takes a while for fuel prices to trickle down. i don't know if it's related or not, but i was able to buy my ticket to vietnam, roundtrip from baltimore, for $815, which is an absolute bargain. two months ago the prices were all sitting at over a thousand dollars bare minimum.

[Guest]

Arsen I thought you meant its time to start buying these again

 

[Scrumtrilescent]

That thing passes anything but a gas station.

[PandaPancake]

That thing passes anything but a gas station.

It's all in the gearing

[Goondal]

From what I understand a lot of airlines buy fuel in advance and lock in prices so with the falling price of fuel this year they are not getting the added benefit of the price drop because of improperly hedging of their fuel funds , but who could of predicted the price drop going on now .

Exactly, airline tickets take much longer to react to changing prices for this very reason. I remember when oil was in the $130s power barrel range Southwest had much lower fares than others because they were still paying the price from when it was around 70.

[h0llywood]

Why Airline tickets are still so expensive?

 

I was working on booking my flight for honeymoon last year and I was deciding between Maui and Europe.  Ticket to Maui was $850 and ticket to Europe $1,050.  With oil prices tumbling down and dollar getting stronger I figured tickets should get cheaper right?  Flight to Maui is $1,050 now and flight to Europe is $1,400.  Last year crude oil was $95 a barrell and now it's $75 a barell.  What em I missing?

 

I am also choosing between Maui and Europe this year but I found Europe to be cheaper for some reason even though i'm on the west coast.

[Ja Rhule]

I am also choosing between Maui and Europe this year but I found Europe to be cheaper for some reason even though i'm on the west coast.

 

No way...  Flight to Maui, hotel, food and other things are all cheaper.  Flight to Paris is $1,400... decent hotel is $350 a night.  Food is super expensive, wine prices are as if naked virgins were squeezing it with their bare bodies.

[h0llywood]

No way... Flight to Maui, hotel, food and other things are all cheaper. Flight to Paris is $1,400... decent hotel is $350 a night. Food is super expensive, wine prices are as if naked virgins were squeezing it with their bare bodies.

I was looking at vacation packages and the ones I was finding, Europe was cheaper. This would include flight, hotel and rental car. I found packages to be cheaper on Travelzoo

[Ja Rhule]

Found a trip from Charlotte to Paris 2 plane tickets plus 7 nights at 4 star hotel for $3.6k.  That's a good deal.

[h0llywood]

Sign up with Travel Zoo. They have some good deals.