We will be taking an RS tour to Greece in late March and have been researching airfares/routes from Orlando to Athens for several months. Does anyone have recommendations for best time to book for lowest fares and also suggestions on connections? We have searches set up on Skyscanner and Travelocity to watch fares but they haven't changed more than $100 r/t since August. Not sure if fares go down any in spring since it's lower season, but don't want to wait too much longer to book.
We've reviewed schedules on JetBlue, Air France, Lufthansa, Swiss Air, British Airways, Delta, American etc. We're flying from Orlando and there are no direct flights, however we'd prefer not to have to change airports in London, DCA or JFK to get to next connecting flight. Also, many of the schedules go through Amsterdam or Frankfurt with only 90 minutes between legs. Is this enough time to get through immigrations etc. without missing the last leg to Athens? I'm assuming the airline would get us on another flight if we missed our connection due to delay in arrival. Would you recommend Amsterdam over Frankfurt or vice versa? Or perhaps just stick with London or CDG, deal with airport change and on to Athens from there. Too many choices...Help!