Archive for April 17th, 2010

why i bought a flight ticket to spain in priceline.com for $720 and they just charged me $450?

John asked:


they send me the confirmation in the email and it was just $450, but during the search and the whole process for buy it in their site the total price was more than $720

Airline Ticket Cost: $370.00 (USD) per ticket
Airline Ticket Taxes and Fees: $83.93 (USD) per ticket
Number of Tickets: 1
Airfare Subtotal: $453.93 (USD)
Total Trip Cost: $453.93 (USD)

that’s super cheap for an international flight im happy lol but I dont understand why, and I always buy tickets to the same destination and I never seen any that cheap, by the way just before buy it i registered on the airline iberia site so i can get some miles, since the flight first go to new york wit American airlines and then with Iberia, so in the process of buy the flight I put the number code iberia gave me, so why would they make me a discount when I ddnt have no miles U_U
Is round trip, and yea i’m glad I got it I already said that but i just wonder if there is a reason so maybe i can do it again in the future

Zachary

 

Low budget airline tickets

cheapfareguru asked:


If you are a newbie looking for low budget airline tickets, you’ve got to know about many things. I can give you few tips on how to get hold of budget flight tickets.

First and foremost it is always a good idea to book your tickets in advance at least 21 days in advance. Airlines generally give out cheap tickets if you book your ticket in advance. Before you book your tickets you should always try searching for fares in different travel portals, you should at least search in 5 portals. Compare the prices of different carriers. When you search for Cheap Flight Tickets try searching for smaller airports near you destinations. The less the demand for the flight, the cheaper they tend to be. Be flexible about your travel dates, some times a day before or day after of your chosen date may be cheaper. Mondays are the most preferred day of travel, try avoiding it, the lesser the demand the cheaper the fares are. If you are a student, senior Citizen, a sports person or you fall under other special categories, ask the airlines if they can provide special discounts for you. No one wants to travel in the middle of the night and so there is less demand for flights at odd times. If you don’t mind traveling at odd times, you may save a lot on flight tickets. There is not much cost difference between Round trips and one way; so you may as well chose to book your round trip, and save on flight tickets. When traveling inside US, try choosing nonstop flights, the more stops you will have the more tax you would be paying, so your ticket will get costlier. The case is just opposite if you are traveling abroad, two are three stop flights tend to be cheaper when traveling abroad. If you are traveling abroad, try choosing national airlines of the destination country, there are generally less taxes involved on national airlines. However this may not be always true. On international flights if you choose 1 or 2 stop flights and if the layover time is more than 4 hours the flight tickets tend to be cheaper.

If you can keep all this in mind while you search for flight tickets, I am sure you would make some serious savings.



Cory