flight charges

why are flights so dear at the moment, we have a apt near torrevieja and can fly to either murcia or alicante from manchester or liverpool. we were looking at flights late september 2015 to march 2016  but all very expensive  so in the end booked all inclusive almeria for more or less the same price as just the flights . whats the reason they are so expensive at the moment...... stevie g

Only a guess, but could it be that there are less flights and the operators have no problem in getting bums on seats at the higher cost? 

Hi thanks for your reply but it doesn't make sense we normally look on skyscanner comparitive website but if you look after march they are back to normality ? 

Hi

I booked a flight with Easyjet for Feb 2016 from Luton to Faro and paid a very good price £68 return. March will be expensive because Easter falls then. Always book early as that time of year less flights and a popular time for golfers so seat go quickly hence the price goes up

To he honest flight prices don't take precedence with us, if we fly out on a Saturday morning and return on a Saturday afternoon, our son takes and collects us airport wise, thus saving us parking costs.

What do you call expensive myself and my wife fly out and back to Alicante every six weeks throughout the year we always book well in advance atleast three months if you leave it any later you will pay through the nose.

We pay circa £280 return for the two of us return, between East Midlands and Malaga in Spring and Autumn, we fly out on Saturday morning and return on Saturday lunch time, is that good or bad? 

280eu ie about the price we pay for two people with Vueling airline flying from Cardiff to Alicante return we never fly to Murcia it is always 100eu more l suppose the best way to get a good deal is to book well in advance.

I normally book in September for the following August.  Last year I paid about £500 from Bournemouth to Murcia the year before it was about £600 from Cardiff to Alicante.  This was for 4 people both ways.  This year looking at both these sites (Vueling & Ryanair) the costs are between £1050 and £1200.  That is about 100% increase even when you are booking early.  Looking at flying from Stanstead or Gatwick (Ryanair) still doesn't appear to bring the prices down.  At the moment I am waiting to see if Easyjet are cheaper when they release their flights.

£329.00 return for the two of us from East Midlands to Malaga in April so a bit dearer than this year, they also offer transfers for £60.00, which suits us as we don't require a car. We fly out at 09:15 and return at 12:05, both on Saturdays, that suits us as we get ferried to and from East Midlands by our son, which saves us circa £100.00 in parking charges. 

This message was last edited by Hephaestus on 09/10/2015.

I'm going out in December for £59 return. 2 of us have just come back and the flights were £140 return all in for both of us. Skyscanner will always cost you more than going direct. 

That said, i'm not worried about using the budget airlines, they are just a glorified taxi after all.

Well the flghts are exactly the same price with scanner and jet2.