plane tics.

meg · Post by **meg** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:28 pm

hey you guys. just a heads up: i was looking at plane tics and the prices went waaaaay up from about a month ago. so if you are going this summer and don't have them purchased, you might want to do so now in case the prices of airline tickets are correlated with gas prices.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Thu May 13, 2004 10:23 am

Flights from here haven't gone up much, if any, in the past month. However petrol has jumped to an insane price of 89 cents per litre! It was 70 cents per litre a week ago. (Thank goodness I drive a Honda...)

I am booking my flights today (for August) to avoid a potential rate hike due to increased petrol costs. (I'm sure jet fuel (kerosene) prices go up when ptrol prices do, even though they are two completely different types of fuel...)

Anyway, oil has become more expensive than ever, so I wouldn't doubt a price increase on tickets. 730$ CAD round-trip is expensive enough without an additional fuel tax! Buyer beware!

monkeynautt · Post by **monkeynautt** » Thu May 13, 2004 1:01 pm

Fuel surcharges are coming soon. I think they said they would start in the next few weeks.

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Thu May 13, 2004 8:09 pm

Don't even mention gas prices. They're outrageous!!!!! I'm having to pay like $2.20 a gallon! I can't believe it.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Thu May 13, 2004 10:06 pm

Oh bugger... my flight price from the travel gent a week ago was 100$ less than it was today! The reason is because the flight is nearly booked up! Now who in the right mind would be booking flights from Houston to Edmonton this far in advace except me? Crazy I say... crazy... I'd be frightened to see what the new cost would be after the new fuel surcharges!

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Tue May 18, 2004 9:28 am

Im not trying to make ppl feel bad, but my plane ticket for this summer was actually cheaper than my one for Christmas Camp or Spring Break. It was like 170 with tax and stuff.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Tue May 18, 2004 12:19 pm

Christmas and Spring break are popular travel times. They increase plane tickets for those dates because they know people will pay for them. It makes sense that your ticket would be cheaper in the summer.

Who in the right mind would travel to some place hot in the hottest months of the year besides us Space Camp people?

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Tue May 18, 2004 4:15 pm

Prices have gone up like $80 since last summer for me.

meg · Post by **meg** » Tue May 18, 2004 4:33 pm

SpaceCanada wrote:Who in the right mind would travel to some place hot in the hottest months of the year besides us Space Camp people?

ummm, im like always going to texas any free chance i get...

MAYTAG · Post by **MAYTAG** » Thu May 20, 2004 6:30 am

for some unknown reason my ticket prices have been the exact same three years in a row although i still wish theyd be a little lower than $246

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 2:24 pm

If one has lots of time to spare, they can take the bus to Huntsville. Canadians get a flat rate 200$ return ticket anywhere in North America such that we purchse the ticket 14 days in advance. I checked, and Huntsville, Alabama is on the list of Greyhound's destinations. Now, it may take a good 5 or 6 days to get there, but it's dirt cheap! (Price does not include meals, but it's still cheaper than flying.)

I don't have that much time off work, so my over-priced plane tickets will have to do.