We need to buy flight tickets to europe, the million-dollar question

[Saudade]

I know this question is very difficult to answer but please, I need your opinion, we are planning to go to europe at the end august or beggining of september for medical reasons and stay there for three months probably.
I am looking tickets with singapore airlines, usually we flight with them, ¿what do you think? ¿better to wait a little bit or better to buy the tickets now?
From Denpasar to Barcelona there are tickets for 25.000.000 rp (although stop over in singapore almost 24 hours), even if we are no sure what day we will be back, probably it would be better to buy the tickets now and pay later the 2.250.000 rp if we need to change the tickets right?
We are three, hahaha and no rich, so we need to plan this carefully, beside probably the prices no way will go down right? probably the opposite. We are very flexible with the days to come back.
Terimakasi, have a nice afternoon

 

[snpark]

Of course buy them now. Then it's done. Booked. Confirmed. Paid. Otherwise in 3 months when it's all sold out and prices higher you will be crying.

As for the price just buy them. You might win you might lose. I doubt they will drop. If anything they will go up for summer and school etc.

Book pay now. All done. Get your seats. Your meals. All of it.

 

[harryopal1]

Would this work? If you bought tickets now and a rate that enables you to cancel and get a refund I wonder if nearer the departure date and prices had gone down could you cancel, get a refund at the full paid rate and then rebook if the market prices had seriously dropped?

 

[snpark]

Would this work? If you bought tickets now and a rate that enables you to cancel and get a refund I wonder if nearer the departure date and prices had gone down could you cancel, get a refund at the full paid rate and then rebook if the market prices had seriously dropped?

Yes possible but extremely unlikely to make it worth while and $1,500 Bali to Spain return on SG is actually pretty damn cheap already.

 

[Pak Tani]

I booked my flight to Europe early april, one week before departure. At the time of booking Finnair was €3.300 for a return flight to SUB, more than 4 x what I paid last year. Only a few ME airlines were in the €800 - €1.200 range (all with SUB - JAK PP Garuda).
So why not. My Emirates flight departed at the beginning of the current cease fire, so that was fine. We'll see next month. The ME may be in flames, or maybe they are the only ones with some kerosine left.

 

[Bad_azz]

Just remember to factor in the extra costs of 3 people hanging around on a stopover for almost 24 hours too- airports can be expensive hangouts, or factor in a hotel fee so you can rest - again extra costs.
Use one of the middle eastern airlines if you feel brave enough
or take a look at air france/klm they will likely shave you hours off the Singapore airlines time but the ticket prices are similar.