Perhaps the title of this post should have been “The Fleeting Nature of Airfares”. When I checked Google Flight Explore today I saw new low fares to Spain and Finland in the $537-$589 range. However, in the time it took to write this post, they disappeared. I did learn, however, that when an airfare disappears from an airline’s site, it may still be bookable on an OTA like Expedia for a short while longer. I remember when seeing sub $600 airfares to Europe was something to be very surprised and overjoyed about – and you knew they wouldn’t be around for long. Now they’re a fairly normal occurrence. But these ones didn’t stick around so it’s a good reminder if you have your eye on a destination and a great fare appears, you shouldn’t hesitate too long. Fortunately, there are still some really low fares. For example:
Halifax – Glasgow $468 (Oct. 10-19) WestJet with separate tickets
Halifax – London $589 (Oct. 1-9) WestJet
Halifax – Paris $559 (Oct. 6-17) Icelandair
Halifax – Zurich $584 (Sept. 20-27) American Airlines
Moncton – London $559 (Oct. 12-20) WestJet separate tickets
Or if you’re using airlines that have reasonable one-way fares you can combine them like so:
Halifax – London $235 (Sept. 26) WestJet; London – Munich $63 (Oct. 2) EasyJet; Munich – Halifax $280 (Oct. 7) Condor, for a total of $578
A super cheap one-way to Dublin also exists. On Oct 17-18-19, Halifax to Dublin (via St John’s) can be had for 192$.