Tagged Pages Archive | Flight Deals
2011
26
October
Christmas to New Years Day flight to Cancun - $436 roundtrip after taxes
26
October
$436 roundtrip after taxes isn't the cheapest flight I've ever seen to Cancun, but the important factor here is that it's a Christmas/New Year's flight.
All the time, people understandably want to know if there are deals to be had around Christmas or New Year's, and I try to explain to them that it's unbelievably rare to see a deal to *anywhere* at Christmas, never mind the infinitesimally low odds that a great deal will arise to the one destination they have in mind.
It's the one or two weeks of the year where virtually everyone has enough holiday time to take a vacation together, which means demand is exponentially increased, while supply remains exactly the same. Anyone that's taken Econ 101 can tell you what that means. It's the invisible hand at work, keeping prices sky high all around.
So here we have a flight that in the context of any other date range wouldn't be overly extraordinary. It would be a very good price mind you, ever so slightly below the usual bottom price from Edmonton to Cancun of around $450-$500ish. But in the context of Christmas, it shines much brighter.
To find it, try this search:
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YEG-CUN/2011-12-25-flexible-1day/2012-01-01-flexible-1day
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Let's note the other airlines, and what they're charging for Christmas flights, roundtrip after taxes:
Air Canada: $879
Westjet: $1150
Continental: $1164
United: $1334
Delta: $1669
And here we have Air Transat, offering up a flight for almost exactly 50% of the next cheapest airline.
To note, if you click through from Kayak to Air Transat's site you'll find that booking through AirTransat.ca is going to cost $984! So instead, click through to Expedia, or Travelocity, or Orbitz who are all displaying it at $430ish.
Why is that? It just happens sometimes, and it's definitely not the first time I've seen it happen with Air Transat and the major booking sites. In fact, I often see the reverse as well, where AirTransat.ca is cheaper than the major booking sites. It usually pays to try both.
I will also note that this Christmas flight is just an example. Air Transat seems to have dropped their flights throughout November, December, January, February, and March. Try a 3 day flexible date search on Kayak to find them.
November search example:
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YEG-CUN/2011-11-19-flexible-1day/2011-11-26-flexible-1day
January:
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YEG-CUN/2012-01-11-flexible/2012-01-18-flexible
February:
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YEG-CUN/2012-02-08-flexible/2012-02-15-flexible
March:
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YEG-CUN/2012-03-14-flexible/2012-03-21-flexible
April:
https://www.kayak.com/flights/#YEG-CUN/2012-04-11-flexible/2012-04-18-flexible
The other nice thing about these flights is that they're all direct each way.
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2011
21
October
Edmonton to Miami - $328 roundtrip after taxes - any time between now and August 2012 !
21
October
Update: It looks like Dallas, Texas has also dropped, to a similar price level across all dates.
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2011
21
September
Another cheap one to Cabo - $215 roundtrip after taxes
21
September
You may remember that back around Labour Day there were some ridiculously cheap flights to Los Cabos, Mexico.
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2011
18
September
Edmonton to Seattle - $287 roundtrip after taxes - Oct to Dec
18
September
It looks like Alaska Airlines just dropped the price of their flights to Seattle down to $287 roundtrip after taxes.
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2011
14
September
Edmonton to Belize or Costa Rica - $630 roundtrip after taxes - throughout winter
14
September
United, American Airlines, Continental, and Delta just engaged in a serious fare ware to Central America!
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2011
6
September
Edmonton to New York City - $423 roundtrip after taxes - throughout schedule
6
September
UPDATE: September 9th - Take this blog post, and substitute the city of New York for Philadelphia (PHL) or Charlotte (CLT) on United. They've dropped their prices to those cities down to about $330 roundtrip after taxes, across the board, throughout 2011 and 2012.
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2011
24
August
Labour Day in Mexico? Edmonton to Los Cabos, Mexico - $208 roundtrip after taxes
24
August
September 3 to 10 from Edmonton to Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD) has dropped to $208 roundtrip after taxes. The next cheapest flights are around $580 so it's a true 65% discount.
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2011
17
August
A rare, cheap flight from Edmonton to Europe - $665 roundtrip after taxes
17
August
While you do often see Air Transat discount their flights from Calgary to European cities, it's really rare to see it from Edmonton for some reason. And the major airlines rarely make cuts from either city.
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2011
17
August
Another Asian city price drop - Seoul, South Korea now at $790 roundtrip after tax
17
August
If you've been following my posts lately you know that prices to plenty of major cities in Asia have been dropping like a rock. The focus seems to be on fares up to end of October/early November.
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2011
16
August
Wow, Thailand has gone sub $900 roundtrip after tax
16
August
You might remember last week I was excited when flights to Thailand and Vietnam went under $1000 roundtrip after tax.
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