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Heilige Kuh! Plane Fare for ATL To FRA Incr. By $200.00 In Just 5 Days!!!

I know: The oil prices and the thing with Libya, right? Any reason to believe the prices will drop before 4.28.11? Thanks Bill

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Airfare goes up and down all the time, regardless of what's going on in the world. It's not unusual for fares to increase by that much in a short time span. Forecasts seem to suggest that prices won't be going down anytime soon, but no one knows.

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Delete all your cookies and look again. If the lower price shows up again, and you're comfortable with the price, continue the transaction to buy.

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Cookies have nothing to do with it. That is just an internet myth.

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As far as prices it's going to be expensive to travel anywhere for the forseeable future. Instability in oil prices is a factor or at least used as an excuse to raise the price of fuel. That being said, the weekend might not be the best time to search for airfares. I read this recently on smartertravel, Several experts believe that booking on certain days, rather than time of day, can yield lower prices. Most airlines tend to release sales on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, a trend noticed at SmarterTravel.com, which makes searching for airfare early in the week smart. Airlines tend to release fare sales on Tuesday mornings, and if other carriers match, they usually do so by the evening. Fare sales generally end on Fridays, In addition, when airlines raise fares, they tend to do this on a weekend, so Saturdays and Sundays less attractive.