cheap flights - best to wait, or buy now?

[tonym911]

Put this in the wrong category so trying again. Looking to book a couple of flights to Ancona or Rimini next August and quite keen to buy in the next couple of days before the VAT goes up. However a pal says we'd be better off waiting till Spring when a load more seats are suddenly made available. Any travel experts on here who know whether that's true or not?

[cjs]

Ryan air do direct flights to Ancona from Stansted, more frequent in the summer, it's pot luck on pricing, usually cheaper the further ahead you book. You should pay around £100 return, most of that is fees & taxes! No other direct flights from the UK.

Don't think there is VAT on air fares???

Edited by cjs on Wednesday 29th December 19:09

[tonym911]

Is that right? I'd seen the Ryanair from Stansted, he's the cheapest by a fair way, about £115 as compared to Alitalia from LHR at about £170, we live in Wilts so not convinced about the Ryanair saving. I agree with you that early booking is best, not just for price but also availability, but this pal of ours was quite insistent about waiting till spring.

[bigandclever]

I *think* you'll find that air travel is 0% rated anyway.

[tonym911]

in which case I'll stop fretting for the moment, thanks