L.A. To Tokyo Airfares Dropping

Above, a view of the Tokyo Skytree from Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Airfares between Los Angeles and Tokyo are signaling that the summer vacation season is nearing the end. They're dropping.

Last week, I reported that the Los Angeles Times Travel section found the price range in airfare were at $987 to $1,574 (bafore taxes and fees added in).

Yesterday (right smack in Labor Day weekend), the Times reported the L.A. to Tokyo airfares have dropped. They found the low prices to be at $888 and the high-end prices at $1,474 (before taxes and fees added in).

I did a check through my favorite source for airline tickets, GatewayLAX, and this is the lowest fare they came up with (with a September 15 departure with a September 29 return):

Since I am not overly fond of United Airlines (to put it mildly) these days, I looked a little further and found the same price from All Nippon Airways (ANA):

Personally, I would go with ANA.

The next report on airfares will be in October, unless something unusual occurs in prices (like a sudden and steep climb in prices).