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(Message started by: nancyc on Mar 20^th, 2007, 6:48pm)

Title: Need advice on buying cheap airline tickets asap..
Post by nancyc on Mar 20^th, 2007, 6:48pm

I used to fly alot with some of you clusterbuds but it has been awhile...went to bid on a ticket for my son to go visit his wife in Texas and they made you pay for the ticket before you got the times and connections...it did not used to be that way....anyway, can anyone give me some ideas on how he can get a cheap flight...thanks for any help you can give us....smiles, nancyc ps sure miss you guys!

Title: Re: Need advice on buying cheap airline tickets as
Post by ClusterChuck on Mar 20^th, 2007, 6:55pm

:-* smoochies, Nancy!! :-*

LOL, I was just looking at the pictures from the get-together at your house!!! I posted one of the pictures from that day, on Elaine's thread about her weekend ... We have to do it again!!

Anyhow, the flight ... I usually go to www.travelocity.com and get the flight information, and then I go to the actual airline, once I find the flight I want, and many times, it is cheaper direct from the airline carrier!

Good luck, hun!!

I sure miss you!!

Chuck

Title: Re: Need advice on buying cheap airline tickets as
Post by BMoneeTheMoneeMan on Mar 20^th, 2007, 7:27pm

I use www.orbitz.com and www.expedia.com.

Both are pretty much the same thing. Pricing can be hit or miss, sometimes they have good prices, other times not.

PF wishes
B$

Title: Re: Need advice on buying cheap airline tickets as
Post by Rosybabe on Mar 20^th, 2007, 8:15pm

check the airlines websites and never, never check prices on weekends or monday or friday, the best day? thursday. Prices can go down up to $50 just for buying on certain date and hour of the day, Go figure!!

Title: Re: Need advice on buying cheap airline tickets as
Post by JimLaff on Mar 21^st, 2007, 12:50pm

www.southwest.com

Title: Re: Need advice on buying cheap airline tickets as
Post by Sandy_C on Mar 21^st, 2007, 3:47pm

Let me guess, you went to priceline.com? We did that once and after paying for the tickets found that they were for a flight out late at night, which took one entire day away from our alloted vacation time. We went to the airport early in the day with our Priceline booked tickets and went on standby status. This got us out much earlier in the day, but Priceline figured out that too many people were doing this, so stopped it by not allowing changes in your flight schedule. so much for Priceline.

Now, I will check travelocity.com, orbitz.com and expedia.com. there is also cheapfares.com and a host of others. Just type "air fares" in google and you'll get a huge list of discount places.

They all have pretty much the same pricing, but they show a list of airlines that have the lowest prices. Then, I go to the airline website, and can usually book cheaper. As Rosybabe said, travel mid-week, but make sure that you stay over a Saturday or Sunday, returning on Monday. Traveling on the weekends (Fri, Sat, Sun) bumps up the price.

Sandy

Title: Re: Need advice on buying cheap airline tickets as
Post by Sandy_C on Mar 21^st, 2007, 3:51pm

One more thought! (sorry)

Also, when running your search, see if there is a box you can click to search other nearby airports, rather than flying into and out of your closest airport.

I can get flights much cheaper out of Raleigh, NC or Charlotte, NC (both of which are about an hours drive away from me) than I can from my closest airport. Yes, I pay for long term parking, but it's much less than paying for flights out of my home airport.

S

Title: Re: Need advice on buying cheap airline tickets as
Post by imnotbub on Mar 21^st, 2007, 4:31pm

on 03/21/07 at 12:50:27, JimLaff wrote:

www.southwest.com

I concur

Steve