How far in advance should I purchase an airplane ticket traveling to Egypt in June 2007?
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Posted by mysticheart (Member # 6838) on :
a couple months minimum
Posted by mysticheart (Member # 6838) on :
where are you from? try this site, it requires you to download the tool but it is worth it. I use it to find all my tickets.. http://www.sidestep.com
it searches all airline sites as well as hotwire, cheaptickets, orbits .. all those.. keep checking this site and if you find a good price take it.. depending on where you are from .. the usa a good price would be 1000 to 1200 at that time of year. I usually found between 860 to 1400 depending on the time of year
Posted by micky azzam (Member # 11209) on :
i am from the usa too.i purchase my ticket at least 2 months in advance and i have beenthere 3 times i found the cheapest on lufthansa and just 1 stop in germany for 2 hours 11 hours total
Posted by Diamond2006 (Member # 11663) on :
I am from Virginia.
Posted by micky azzam (Member # 11209) on :
I LIVE 3 HOURS AWAY IN PA I HAVE GONE TO EGYPT 3 TIMES .SO IF YOU NEED ANY HELP LET ME KNOW WHERE IN VIRGINIA ?????
Posted by Diamond2006 (Member # 11663) on :
Virginia Beach
Posted by micky azzam (Member # 11209) on :
not far at all if you want to look up some flights for june 2007 go to cheapair.com that is where i found the cheapest or just directly to the airlines you want to fly. june is a busy time and expensive but maybe you can find something now for cheaper dont wait till the last minute though
Posted by Diamond2006 (Member # 11663) on :
Thanks micky and mystic.
Posted by micky azzam (Member # 11209) on :
no problem
Posted by Luxorlover (Member # 4457) on :
There is such a difference between travelling from the UK and tavelling from the USA. I have managed to get a cut price ticket from the UK to Luxor with only 24 hours notice.
Posted by micky azzam (Member # 11209) on :
but the usa is different they want you too book at least a month before and the earlier the cheaper price you can get
Posted by trababe (Member # 11777) on :
i also found i could book at very short notice from the uk i booked mine in july just 5 days before i went
Posted by doodlebug (Member # 11649) on :
quote:Originally posted by Diamond2006: How far in advance should I purchase an airplane ticket traveling to Egypt in June 2007?
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Wow I just looked for myself leaving Jun 22 and arriving back in Boston on Jul 1. Using Hotwire the lowest was $1,800 and using sidestep the cheapest was $1,300 with a 30 hour layover in Amsterdam!!!
For my British Air tickets for my December trip I only paid a little over $900 with the longest layover being 7 1/2 hours. I sure do hope those prices come down for June!
Posted by micky azzam (Member # 11209) on :
i went in feb and it was 765.00 round trip with a layover in london just 6 hours. i went last july and it was 2100.00 with a stop in london then paris for 2 hours . never again will i go in the summer. this year i went the first week in sept for 2 weeks and it was 865.00 with a lay over in germany for 5 hours then to cairo total 11 hours in the sky. not bad and this time i flew lufthansa. go to cheapair.com. i was getting my reservations when i was almost done with thenm it said that they had a cheaper flight right on the screen. i was amazed. cant hurt to try
Posted by doodlebug (Member # 11649) on :
wow. I was going to go in June and now maybe I won't. Posted by micky azzam (Member # 11209) on :
I AM STILL LOOKING FOR YOU
Posted by micky azzam (Member # 11209) on :
I JUST LOOKED UP LOWESTFARE.COM AND I GOT A PRICE OF 965.55 TOTAL ALL YOU DO ID GO IN THE WEBSITE AND TYR TO GO DURING THE WEEK NOT THE WEEKEND. THEN THEY WILL ASK YOU TO NAME YOUR PRICE . SO I DID 700.00 AND WITH TAXES THEY SAID 965.55. TRY THAT AND NAME YOUR PRICE . LET ME KNOW HOW IT GOES DOODLEBUG. AND GOOD LUCK Posted by trababe (Member # 11777) on :
I have just booked my flight for 20 novmeber for me and my daughter and did it directly with the airline for £554 and thats the cheapest i can find
Posted by doodlebug (Member # 11649) on :
quote:Originally posted by micky azzam: I JUST LOOKED UP LOWESTFARE.COM AND I GOT A PRICE OF 965.55 TOTAL ALL YOU DO ID GO IN THE WEBSITE AND TYR TO GO DURING THE WEEK NOT THE WEEKEND. THEN THEY WILL ASK YOU TO NAME YOUR PRICE . SO I DID 700.00 AND WITH TAXES THEY SAID 965.55. TRY THAT AND NAME YOUR PRICE . LET ME KNOW HOW IT GOES DOODLEBUG. AND GOOD LUCK
Hmm...still not getting lower than $1,330 but I'll keep on trying. I need a calendar using that site 'cause it doesn't tell you what day of the week the date is. Thanks for the tip though. Maybe the closer you book the cheaper it is since they normally add more planes once these get booked. (that's what my mom once told me anyways.)
Posted by micky azzam (Member # 11209) on :
it gives you the calender just click on the date that shows up and it will change to a calender
Posted by maxman (Member # 12150) on :
Hi fellas, I was told by an american mate that the prices from the US. are astronomical,when he visits me in east africa,so what he does,he does his trip in two stages,gets a cheap ticket us-uk&then a cheap ticket UK-e.africa,i wonder if this could work for egypt where there is more traffic?? Posted by micky azzam (Member # 11209) on :
I WAS JUST LOOKING UP THE PRICES AND IT IS ABOUT THE SAME PRICE IF YOU DO THAT MAXMAN
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