Airfares question

[hdsqrl]

As I'm not much of a frequent-airline-ticket-buyer, are there historically better times of the year than others to book a flight for the week of Thanksgiving?  Or is it a buy-as-early-as-you-can kind of thing?  We're hoping to head to CA, and right now I'm seeing fares online ranging from the mid-$300's up through the mid-$400's.  Book now, or wait

Comments

[itsajhthing]

Is there a certain airline you want to fly on? Or want to avoid?

[hdsqrl]

Nope, no preference on airlines, but the whole family will be going, so I'll need 4 tickets. The family we'll be visiting in CA all live in the Bay Area, so flying into San Jose or even San Francisco would be best. Thoughts?

[itsajhthing]

Well, my family works for Southwest, and I'm a SW junkie at heart. They fly into SF, SJ and Oakland, however they have not opened their schedule for Thanksgiving yet. I would keep an eye on their website and check their fares when they do open up their schedule. I would book early.

They have some nonstop direct flights into Oakland.

[hdsqrl]

Yep, their website was the first one I visited, actually. My concern is that by the time they open up their schedule, it'll be too close to the holiday season to get a good rate. Aaack.

[itsajhthing]

It will most likely open in June, maybe July. That's plenty early to book.