I've been looking for airfare through Hotwire. Instead of entering everyone's info, I just searched for fights for 1 person to get a price. The price for main cabin was $336. The website says "7 tickets left at this price". When I went back later and entered 5 people (2 adults, 3 kids - all needing seats), the price increased to $456 per ticket. Why is this happening?
Also - is booking main cabin the only way to select your seats on American? That ticket also comes with a carry on for each person. I really don't want to have to deal with 3 kids, and all of our carry ones in the airport. I would rather check a couple of bags. But I don't want to run the risk that we won't be seated together (at least 2 together and 3 together). Kids are 10, 6, and 6, so I don't want any of them to end up on their own.
Also - is booking main cabin the only way to select your seats on American? That ticket also comes with a carry on for each person. I really don't want to have to deal with 3 kids, and all of our carry ones in the airport. I would rather check a couple of bags. But I don't want to run the risk that we won't be seated together (at least 2 together and 3 together). Kids are 10, 6, and 6, so I don't want any of them to end up on their own.