sorry - another airfare question - $$

[Eco]

Total myth where I am but there's very little competition - major factor. Depending on the origination of the flight & number or airlines, you will benefit from those factors. Lacking in FL... competition. No incentive to lower fares.

Good point! Up north we can connect via I'm guessing 5-10 places if we are open to changing carriers. You get a choice of a one way or an Miami or heading north connection to head south. Check with Marko, he's the king of cheap traveling and I think he flies out of the same airport as you.

[nutz4travel]

With airlines, no such thing as low season prices. That's a myth. I've been flying to JA in the summer for almost 3 decades. Prices do NOT drop in the summer. In fact, sometimes, usually often, the the opposite is true. I've watched this over the years comparing prices online. Once kids are out of school in the summer, basically June 1st, prices jump. Another myth... closer is cheaper. My northern friends - again, for decades - have paid significantly less than I have from FL. The gap has narrowed a bit the last few years but rarely does someone from "up north" pay more than I do to get to JA.

We actually get better pricing from here during high season. During low season they don't do the direct flights from our home airport and cut back on the number of flights out of "connecting" airports = less supply = higher prices. Our flight home last May cost us a lot more than our flight down a week earlier!

[Cands]

Looks like the price gets bumped up because we want to do an overnight flight and take an early morning flight the day we arrive in JA. This flight will get us into Mobay at 9:50 am. If we fly the day of our resort reservations we would arrive in Mobay at 11:40 am. Going home I like to leave no earlier than 2:00 pm.

I did find an AA flight that is $1220 coach for 2 round trip. Not the overnight flight I wanted to try. That flight is $1470 coach for 2.

I guess it boils down to how much is a couple extra hours worth to us. I'll probably just end up booking the cheap (I should say "cheaper") flight leaving ORD the day of our resort reservations and just forget about the overnight plan - sounded good in the beginning.................

Thanks everyone!!!!

[SandT CHI]

Check out AirTran out of Midway also. Midway is a much easier airport to go thru...

[Eco]

Cands, I like to book 30-60 days out....some people fine tune that even more...a link posted here or on facebook from Ja travelers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_4875266.html the link says 54 days and if that was true now the airlines will screw with that day..

As a wild guess I could pay $350pp so $700 for two or under roundtrip from Providence or Boston to Mobay in July.....can't image it could be more for you since we would have the same Atlanta or FL connections.

[SandT CHI]

I have found its almsot the same price to fly non-stop. Kind of no brainer at that point. I went mid-July in '11 and paid about 400 each ticket. I would definitely wait and be more flexible with times. The money you save can buy you a couple more days stay!!!

[Cands]

Problem is that our dates are set. Won't be changing them. The AirTran flight gets into Mobay at 1:40 pm. Later than I would like to arrive on my first day. I will admit that I will pay a little extra to get into Mobay before noon! Waiting to book just kills me!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Yesihunt2]

I miss the days that you could get a flight out of O'hare for $250 RT.....then it was worth driving 8 hours to chicago.....

[Barb111]

Eco, I also fly out of PVD and watching rates, I have never seen anything below $500pp. $350 would be great! Any specific airline? We like to use US Air miles wise.

[Eco]

Eco, I also fly out of PVD and watching rates, I have never seen anything below $500pp. $350 would be great! Any specific airline? We like to use US Air miles wise.

Try JetBlue out of PVD, they also service BOS and now Worcester. We flew them last month for around 350 RT with a layover in Orlando.