Originally Posted by
RockyBoy
Yep.
Holiday loads however were the worst I've seen in years and my sister and her family decided not to fly over Christmas. RT tickets are $1,200 each even a month out for the flights they need. Loads on the flights they were looking at are less than 40% right now.
If oil prices drop down we may see price wars begin because not many people will pay $1,200 RT for tickets in the U.S.
The airlines can always run a last minute "Sale" on airfares if the loads are light over Christmas and New Years a week out. It's too early to tell what the loads were like this Thanksgiving, being that one of the busiest travel days of the year is this coming Sunday.
I think the weather in the north east on Weds. along with free changes to bookings, make it look light, but we'll have to wait a week or so to see how this year compared to last year.