# Question from an infrequent flyer re: rates

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-from-an-infrequent-flyer-re-rates/718093>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 20, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-from-an-infrequent-flyer-re-rates/718093 "2015-04-20T03:41:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-from-an-infrequent-flyer-re-rates/718093/21 "2018-03-02T03:53:08Z")

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Zombiefying the thread to ask whether anything much has changed since 2015? I have a similar question re. fares (flying NYC-Chicago for a convention June 21-24) and trying to decide whether to book now or wait. I looked at flights a month ago, don’t remember the exact prices but I think they were around $240 for the times that work best for me and now they seem a little higher ☹

And does this other similar thread still look helpful, or outdated? [When is it cheaper to buy plane tickets? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=737139)

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**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-from-an-infrequent-flyer-re-rates/718093/22 "2018-03-02T04:09:44Z")

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> [@gkster](#):
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> trying to decide whether to book now or wait. I looked at flights a month ago, don’t remember the exact prices but I think they were around $240 for the times that work best for me and now they seem a little higher

As mentioned above, generally speaking, the longer you wait the higher the prices will get (as you’ve already seen.)

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-from-an-infrequent-flyer-re-rates/718093/23 "2018-03-02T12:20:55Z")

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Look for an app called Hopper. It follows, then predicts, whether the fare you’re looking at, will jump or drop. I always check it before I book.

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