Airline prices get higher closer to my date!

[Olivia23 68]

I cannot afford my airline ticket right now. I'm going to be sleeved on June 10th and cannot buy my ticket until the week before. When I checked airlines a month ago it was around 500. Now price are 650 or more. I'm so afraid of what the price will be a week from now! Wish I had the money to purchase now.

[rebecca_dsu 241]

Yeah that's not abnormal...the closer to flight date, the higher the ticket. It's part of the reason I extended mine out 9 weeks instead of doing it the same month I decided to have the surgery, because it was cheaper to buy a ticket for a date much farther out. (you do what ya gotta do)

Sometimes though airlines will dump tickets the night before, but that's a bad risk to take. Have you looked at all airlines, all options, all your surrounding airports (sometimes it's cheaper to go out of a different one.)? Try looking at flights on a site like travelocity to make sure another airline doesn't have a better deal.

Can you purchase it on credit card and pay it off when the bill comes in?

Sorry for the frustration.

[Olivia23 68]

Yea I've looked at Hotwire, Orbitz etc. they cost the same amount as going through the airline! It's cheaper by $100 if I were to drive an hour away to get a flight but its not worth it since someone will have to drive me out there, drive back, then pick me up when I come back. I don't want to put a hardship on my driver.

[lonestarstategal 10]

I chose Spirit Airlines, great price on my ticket even tho they charge for seat, carry on etc. check them out:)

[TES 858]

You definitely don't want to buy the ticket any less than 14 days out if you can help it....

[dork 114]

I'm a travel agent. Don't buy with in 2 weeks of travel...the further out the better you are. We also had to pay for seats beside each other (my hubby) as many seats were sold out so the airline wants to sock it to you. Don't forget about paying for checked bags. Use kayak.com . You can put in your travel dates and it will compare all the different sites..priceline, orbits etc...but they are all within a few dollars of each other. You can sign up for alerts so if the price comes down jump...but definately don't wait. The 2 weeks before our flight they doubled.

[Olivia23 68]

I'm a travel agent. Don't buy with in 2 weeks of travel...the further out the better you are. We also had to pay for seats beside each other (my hubby) as many seats were sold out so the airline wants to sock it to you. Don't forget about paying for checked bags. Use kayak.com . You can put in your travel dates and it will compare all the different sites..priceline' date=' orbits etc...but they are all within a few dollars of each other. You can sign up for alerts so if the price comes down jump...but definately don't wait. The 2 weeks before our flight they doubled.[/quote']

I wish I didn't have to wait but there is no other way. I have to wait until I can get the money.