Vita

I'll be travelling roundtrip from Washington, DC, to Madrid in May. Currently, the best prices are around $600. I thought the fare might drop because of the war but them I was wondering if it might skyrocket if gas prices go up. I generally wait until about a month before I travel but I thought I'd seek advice from the more experienced travellers. Is $600 as good as it's going to get? I'm travelling alone if that has any bearing.

mrwunrfl

Another way of putting your question is: if you buy now, and the fare drops later, would you be able to rebook at the lower fare and get a refund of the difference?

Air travel demand dropped because of the war. The airlines are cutting back on flights. So, supply and demand are both decreasing, in general. Jet fuel prices might go up because of supply pressure, or the may not due to easing of demand.

Vita

No, I'm not actually asking that question. I wasn't really thinking about trying to get a refund on the difference later. I just wanted to get an idea of how reasonable people thought a $600 roundtrip fare from DC to Madrid in May is - either in general or given the current political and economic climate. From your response, I gather that it will either make no difference or be impossible to predict in which case I'm just curious to know if $600 is around the ballpark of what someone with my itinerary would pay. Thanks.

kit

I paid about 650 DC to Barcelona for a late April - early May itin...fyi.

ira

Hi,
It's hard to make predictions, especially about the future.

Will you be more upset if the price goes down $50 or up $50. $600, taxes included, is a good price.