Airline prices

[Mike_D]

Is anyone experiencing how crazy insane they are? For us it went up $200/person! That's a chunk of change.
Flying out of Philadelphia, Newark went up $600/person!!!!

Yup. The ridiculous fares for PHL to MBJ have caused us to plan our winter vacation elsewhere. Last winter, American Airlines had some competition from Frontier, who had great fares. This year, Frontier cancelled the PHL-MBJ route, to my disappointment. With a monopoly on direct flights, AA can charge whatever they want. We're hoping to return to Negril during the slow season when the lower hotel rates will offset the high airfare.

I wish Southwest would step-up and offer direct flights from Philly to MBJ. I know they have direct flights from BWI, but the 2 hour drive is not worth the savings to me as we live only 20 minutes from Philly airport.

[Irie John]

I don't know where you are checking for prices, but there are many flights available in January for under $300.
$278 is the best I found. Always check Matrix Travel for the best prices.

[Mike_D]

I don't know where you are checking for prices, but there are many flights available in January for under $300.
$278 is the best I found. Always check Matrix Travel for the best prices.

That is true for many airports but not for Philly. Plug PHL to MBJ into matrix (or Google flights for that matter. same database; cleaner interface), then select "nonstop" flights. you will not find anything under $600 until you get to the end of February.