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Christmas Time Flight Prices

I was doing some research for an asia trip during the last two weeks of December. I was expecting the typical hike for airfare during peak travel season. Maybe $2000 for airfare roundtrip from Chicago to Hong Kong.

But what I found was completely ridiculous! Prices are already $3800 for a non-stop flight from Chicago to Hong Kong! I've seen it go up during travel season but never anything like this!
 
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weird, I can usually get prices from MSP to the EU for about 500 bucks round trip during xmas/new years.

Hong Kong is a little further though 🙂
 
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
weird, I can usually get prices from MSP to the EU for about 500 bucks round trip during xmas/new years.

Hong Kong is a little further though 🙂
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look at an athens trip, $1000!
 
Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
I was doing some research for an asia trip during the last two weeks of December. I was expecting the typical hike for airfare during peak travel season. Maybe $2000 for airfare roundtrip from Chicago to Hong Kong.

But what I found was completely ridiculous! Prices are already $3800 for a non-stop flight from Chicago to Hong Kong! I've seen it go up during travel season but never anything like this!
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It's already October. Snooze you lose bro.
 
Well it looks like only United Airlines flies direct from ORD - HKG, that's why it's such a high price. There are plenty of sub 2000 dollar fares for connecting flights, or book a cheap flight from ORD-LAX and then another from LAX-HKG and there are tons of options for 1500-2000.

Your Trip - 1 Adult
Modify Flight
Flight - 1 round trip ticket

Fri, Dec 18 Depart:
Arrive 8:59am
8:25pm next day Chicago, IL (ORD) to
Hong Kong, (HKG)
Continental Airlines - 1 Stop
Flight 2976 / Flight 99
Operated by EXPRESSJET AIRLINES INC DBA CO EXPRESS
Fri, Jan 01 Depart:
Arrive 11:25am
6:38pm Hong Kong, (HKG) to
Chicago, IL (ORD) Continental Airlines - 1 Stop
Flight 98 / Flight 1185

$1923 after taxes and fees.
 
supply/demand

Also, outside of the holidays, flight prices are usually at their lowest 21 days before the flight.
 
My Canada -> New Zealand flight came out to $2100 round-trip a few months back. A week later (or today) the cost went up to $3200. I guess it's all timing.
 
the only problem for me booking a non-direct flight is that I only plan to stay in HK for a week and without a direct flight, i literally lose a full day maybe even 2 days just on flying. Yeah I'm a complaining spoiled a-hole but hey gotta take advantage of time!
 
I just dumped $480 on American for ORD-SAN at xmas time. Even Southwest could only beat that price by $10.

A friend of mine gave me some SWUs that he wasn't going to use before they expired so at least I'm not going to be in shitty AA steerage.
 
Originally posted by: Wheatmaster
the only problem for me booking a non-direct flight is that I only plan to stay in HK for a week and without a direct flight, i literally lose a full day maybe even 2 days just on flying. Yeah I'm a complaining spoiled a-hole but hey gotta take advantage of time!
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A connecting flight only adds a couple of hours each direction. 4 hours does not equal a full day or even 2 days.
 
Flights are great right now, got non-stop roundtrip from LAX-Maui for ~$600 fees included for turkey day.

$75 each way non-stop LAX-Cabo for Halloween.
 
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