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Avoid Sky High Fares This Holiday Season NY1

01.11.09

Airline aficionados are buzzing about how airfares are going up over Thanksgiving and Christmas and how it's too late to get a reasonable fare.

It's true that the closer we get to the holidays, the more you'll pay to fly, especially on the those peak getaway days. Unlike last year when the recession left airlines with a surprise surplus of seats and flash sales, this year, the folks who track these things say airlines are now cutting back seats on many routes to make up for lost revenue.

For instance, there are five percent fewer seats on departing flights out of New York area airports, so fuller planes mean more expensive fares. On top of that, major airlines have slapped on a $10 holiday surcharge each way for several peak dates.

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