Usually, during the holidays, airlines are packed, airfares soar, and passengers are standing around the luggage carousel, desperately hoping their bag will come out quickly. Due to this, many smart shoppers are used to purchasing their airline tickets months in advance of the holiday season. However, for every scenario, there is an exception - and this year is one of them.
Somehow, for the first time in many years (for many, the first time in their life time), holiday travel prices are dropping as the holidays are approaching. Sound like a contradiction? For previous years it is - but not this year. As the economy slumps further, many people are finding that they need to pinch for pennies. But it did not help that the airline fees were at an all time high during the summer due to high fuel prices. Unfortunately for some - fortunately for some bargain hunters - the airlines realized that beyond specific dates, people were unwilling to shell out the increased holiday prices that were published over the early fall. Beyond specific dates such as November 20th, December 20th, and December 26th to the 28th, most airlines were seeing empty seats in flights they are used to seeing long waitlists for.
Of course, like any holiday season, certain destinations simply don't warrant a price decrease, since passengers already expect a higher fare. An example of this is New York City, where flights have been booked relatively solid for dates outside of the ones listed above for a while now. But exceptions like New York are rare, and therefore bargains have been appearing all over the internet. Perhaps it's time to go check out that flight you were interested in back in the fall?
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