Flight prices

[Jamerican71]

I'm a planner also --- some call it anal SW will open more fares on May 19th - I have an alarm set on my phone so that I can be ready to get my Dec 22/23 ticket.

I think the other airline prices will come down IF the fares are decent on SW. If your flight is over Thanksgiving then it's going to be pricey to fly. Try pricing out one way tickets. For Christmas last year, I flew SW for BWI to MBJ and my return was on United for MBJ to IAD. I saved about $250 on my ticket.

I use this site to check on prices: https://matrix.itasoftware.com

There's an App called Hopper that I've heard is decent. I am currently watching Dec 23 - Jan 2 and it's pricing at $1,037 (OMG) and it says until Oct 22, the prices will vary and can can drop as low as $747, then after Oct 23, price will rise by @$61 then by Dec 18 climb up to $381 more. Try your dates and see what happens.

I am more inclined to fly SW due to 2 free bags and if the fare drops, they give you the credit.

[brownsd54]

It is easy to jump up and down and claim airline greed, but here is a little tid bit for all. I just recently booked my return ticket home. Westjet and Air Canada were of no help. Cheep to fly down down but triple the charge to fly home because...well you have to fly home and they know it. Any way, booked with Delta, (didn't want to book with United as I bruise easily) $167 went for the actual airline but $133 went to fees, $98.30 for fee's on the Jamaica side alone, just to leave their country. $29.40 for Jamaica passenger and security fee, OK, I can see that, but $46.60 Jamaica travel tax. $6.60 Jamaica stamp fee. What the hell is that!! You have to pay now for the ink they use to stamp your passport now. Ya the airlines are trying to make a buck but too many others have their hand in the pot and it's kinda getting ridiculous. And now we are going to have to pay even more. One of the planes I'm flying on is a Bombardier RJ and the Bombardier CEO needs his 7 million dollar/year pay check so the fee's have now where to go but up.

[mcamp]

A couple of years ago I was looking into airfares to various destinations during my kids spring vacation week.
It was way more expensive to fly from Boston to Cancun than it was from Boston to Istanbul (where we eventually went)....go figure.

[rjonsun]

I refuse to pay outrageous prices for a trip to Jamaica. I have in the past and will continue in the future to try new destinations if airfare seems unreasonable. Spent 9 days last month in the Yucatan with my son (ruins, caving, cenotes, culture etc.) because R\T air from Philly was $308.
Regards,
Bob

[shuffleshoes]

I refuse to pay outrageous prices for a trip to Jamaica. I have in the past and will continue in the future to try new destinations if airfare seems unreasonable. Spent 9 days last month in the Yucatan with my son (ruins, caving, cenotes, culture etc.) because R\T air from Philly was $308.
Regards,
Bob

Agree Getting a little silly from Chicago. It was a nice run but there are other travel destinations.

[mjc12771]

I booked tickets as soon as fares were released for Jan 2018 and got flights,on Delta, from our local airport with one stop at MSP for $500 each. Now they are $700-800. $500 is what I paid on SW out of Milwaukee in Jan 2017. Yes, we will have to pay for luggage now but have a 30min drive instead of 4 hours and hotel stay. Still come out ahead.

[ukran1ans]

I've been going to Jamaica After THanksgiving the last 5 years and I've noticed a huge bump. I paid under $2000 to fly me, my daughters and grandson down late last year. This year, I got my tickets in early March from AA via priceline.com and the best I could find was $620 for my usual Blackfriday trip, returning 10 days later on sunday. The only real deals are if you want to fly mid week now it seems. The airlines are just about greed now.... especially when you consider their fuel costs the last couple of years have been relatively cheap....

[hippiegirl]

Blessed to live in Florida. Drive 90 minutes to Ft. Lauderdale from Gulf Coast. Tickets a couple weeks in advance round trip can be had for under $200 sometimes Spirit or JetBlue (Spirit usually cheaper). I like to plan but sister does pack and go! Our March trip was about 240 RT about 2 weeks advance. April trip was under 300 one way 2 people Ft Lauderdale to Kingston and 500+ total one way 2 people from Mobay to Ft Lauderdale. We booked on a Friday to leave next day (sister's last minute let's go!). We flew JetBlue both ways

[Irine]

After the gentleman got roughed up on United I bought my tickets out of Duluth MN return for 485 a person. Unheard of in the 8 years I've been travelling to Jamaica. Usually have to shuttle to Minneapolis stay over night then shuttle back when we return which always at 2am in the morning, awful. But this year we jump in a cab a couple hours before take off and same coming home. Live 7 minutes from the airport so it will be delightful! Stop in Chicago both ways but no biggy.

[gregandkelly63]

Last Tuesday morning Delta had tickets for $440 pp out of Nashville. I didn't buy then because I was running late for work. I have been kicking myself ever since. Prices are now back in the mid $600 range. I am going to keep hoping prices drop again soon.