Unexplained flight price spike Dublin

[PortoBoy]

This is a long shot, but maybe someone has some insight: Dublin - Orlando direct with Aer Lingus on Saturday March 28 2020 is almost 3 times the price of every other flight that month. The school holidays don't start for another week after that, so I don't understand the spike in price? Surely it can't be a last minute rush to qualify for free dining?! Anyone any thoughts on why it might be, and (don't laugh!) if there's any chance of a price drop?
Thanks all!

[Madfish]

I’ve just taken a look. For some reason they have only released for sale the full price tickets in economy and business and hence the high price.

Yes these will come down at some point.

[PortoBoy]

Thanks a million. Of course the fear now is how long do I hold out for!

[PortoBoy]

Would you have an educated guess on when/how long to hold out before grabbing an alternative?

[Warkman58]

Leave it a couple of weeks.
Keep an eye on flight sites like ITA Matrix, scyscanber etc, yiu can see a trend and prices per day around your dates

[Sew109]

Originally Posted by PortoBoy

Thanks a million. Of course the fear now is how long do I hold out for!

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We set a price when we get our price we book if we don’t get our price we do something else, I understand this is not for everyone but we’re a4e very flexible and it works for us.

Good luck anyway

[PortoBoy]

Originally Posted by Madfish

I’ve just taken a look. For some reason they have only released for sale the full price tickets in economy and business and hence the high price.

Yes these will come down at some point.

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Thanks for the advice – came down by c. €500 p.p. today, so took the plunge and booked it. €3000 all in Dub-MCO direct, Mar 28 - April 16 2020, 2ad + 2 ch.

[Joshie1]

Will be remembering this thread when it comes around to our 330 days.