Is this a good price for flight to Greece?

[Anonymous]

It’s been a long time since I’ve booked international flights. I booked 4 economy basic nonstop flights on United for from New York to Athens in July 2023 for $900 a piece. I’m cheap so it’s more than I wanted to pay but seems reasonable for nonstop and summer? Welcome any thoughts since I have 24 h to cancel!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s been a long time since I’ve booked international flights. I booked 4 economy basic nonstop flights on United for from New York to Athens in July 2023 for $900 a piece. I’m cheap so it’s more than I wanted to pay but seems reasonable for nonstop and summer? Welcome any thoughts since I have 24 h to cancel!

Yes that's a good deal, especially for as far as Greece and for nonstop. Solid work.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t book basic economy. How much is regular economy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t book basic economy. How much is regular economy?

+1. Do you need to sit together?

[Anonymous]

Hmm, I already purchased the tix. I figured I could pay extra for the seats if needed? We plan to just bring a carry on each so I didn't need the checked luggage or anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm, I already purchased the tix. I figured I could pay extra for the seats if needed? We plan to just bring a carry on each so I didn't need the checked luggage or anything.

Did it let you pay to book for seats? If not, I’d assume you won’t be sitting together.

[Anonymous]

Is it United? They are really good about seating with your kids. You can download Hopper and put in your flights and it will predict the prices and tell you to book or wait.

[Anonymous]

Oops. I just saw that the return actually has a connection through Montreal and it's only 50 minutes. I'm guessing this isn't long enough? Will take any advice on whether I should cancel and rebook or jsut keep my fingers crossed on making that connection?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oops. I just saw that the return actually has a connection through Montreal and it's only 50 minutes. I'm guessing this isn't long enough? Will take any advice on whether I should cancel and rebook or jsut keep my fingers crossed on making that connection?

That is very tight because you will have to clear US Passport Control/Customs in Montreal. I am a bit shocked that that connection time is legal. I wouldn't feel comfortable with that connection being shorter than 90 minutes personally, unless you have Global Entry. Even then it's tight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oops. I just saw that the return actually has a connection through Montreal and it's only 50 minutes. I'm guessing this isn't long enough? Will take any advice on whether I should cancel and rebook or jsut keep my fingers crossed on making that connection?

That is very tight because you will have to clear US Passport Control/Customs in Montreal. I am a bit shocked that that connection time is legal. I wouldn't feel comfortable with that connection being shorter than 90 minutes personally, unless you have Global Entry. Even then it's tight.

Agree! You likely will not make it OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oops. I just saw that the return actually has a connection through Montreal and it's only 50 minutes. I'm guessing this isn't long enough? Will take any advice on whether I should cancel and rebook or jsut keep my fingers crossed on making that connection?

That is very tight because you will have to clear US Passport Control/Customs in Montreal. I am a bit shocked that that connection time is legal. I wouldn't feel comfortable with that connection being shorter than 90 minutes personally, unless you have Global Entry. Even then it's tight.

And it's not legal according to Air Canada (who I assume is operating the flights). I am very surprised you were offered this itinerary as a bookable ticket, are you sure it's only 50 minutes? This says you need at least 70 minutes to connect International--->US at Montreal (YUL):

https://www.aircanada.com/us/en/aco/home/plan/check-in-information/minimum-connection-times.html#/

[Anonymous]

Ugh. I'd rather not cancel because of course all the prices have now gone up. What happens if we miss the connection? Do they just rebook us on the next flight or do we have to pay?

[Anonymous]

They will rebook you for free if you miss the connection. But you'll have to wait until there are open seats on a flight to your destination. It's not guaranteed that this will be the same day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. I'd rather not cancel because of course all the prices have now gone up. What happens if we miss the connection? Do they just rebook us on the next flight or do we have to pay?

Since it's one ticket they would put you on the next flight assuming there are available seats (maybe not a 100% good assumption in peak summer). You should have access to United flights on that route as well as their partner. Also consider flights to LGA/JFK if those are available, not sure where your end destination is. But if I lived in say Bethesda and had a flight to Dulles, but missed it, and the next flight was to BWI and it was a 3 hour longer wait to Dulles, I'd take the BWI flight, assuming my car wasn't at Dulles.

[Anonymous]

Ok, thank you everyone. We can easily fly back to any NY airport and would not be upset about spending one night in Montreal so will stick with it.