Arthur's Blog: Delta Expands Travel Window on Those Reduced Transatlantic Fares

It's important to note that Delta Airlines has significantly improved its transatlantic airfares for departures in the immediate weeks ahead. You still must make your purchase from Delta no later than October 26. But no longer are you confined to flying during the month of February, 2013, as before. You can go and return as early as next month -- November -- and still pay as little as $600 round-trip between New York and Dublin, and $880 round-trip (including all taxes, fees, and fuel surcharge) between New York and London Heathrow. 
It's true that Delta's new fares are still somewhat higher than many of Aer Lingus' sales fares (Aer Lingus charges only $737 round-trip between New York and London Heathrow, and Aer Lingus can be booked beyond October 26), but Delta does not require a stop in Dublin en route. Will Aer Lingus now up the ante to improve what's now a closer distance to the other carriers' airfares? I'm betting they will. 
As before, the new Delta sales fares are available from numerous U.S. cities, extending all the way from Los Angeles to the continent of Europe. And, as before, the top stunner (although one that won't be considered by most travelers) is a round-trip fare of only $614 between New York and Moscow (Delta obviously isn't filling most of its Moscow-bound flights, to cut the fares that drastically). Other major bargains include a round-trip price of only $716 between New York and Istanbul, $998 between Chicago and Paris, and $1,020 between Los Angeles and Amsterdam. Go to Delta.com for all the details.
But note that these reduced fares are not available on every day of the week. You must be somewhat flexible in your departure and return times to take advantage of them. Still, if you aren't tied to exact dates for your flights, you can travel to Europe this autumn and early winter for much less than you might earlier have thought.