Cheapest Airline flights

[william_wallace 8]

My fiance is coming over to Scotland in March. She lives in Charleston SC. Does anyone know what the cheapest flights are to find on the web? Think she will probebly flying from Charlotte. Any info would be great.

Thanks

[greeneyedgirlfl 0]

I found that tickets were cheaper when you dealt directly with the airline...still pricey...I booked with Virgin Atlantic out of Orlando direct flight...about 1250 USD...I checked other places and it was the cheapest...

[Converse34 1]

You can do a search for travel agents that sell "consolidated" fares. These are bulk rates that they have with certain airlines - these fares are only available through travel agents and no usually available through online agents such as expedia or travelocity. It is worth trying to find consolidated fares first. If not, use expedia or travelocity or orbitz to locate the cheapest airline/routing and then go to the own airline's website to book it direct.

[Widge 0]

kayak.com

[C and J 1]

I normally start by looking at comparison sites and then go to the site of the airline that turns out to be cheapest to buy the tickets If you don't know it already, don't search on the same flight too often because, once the airline knows people are interested, you'll see the price start to rise.

For my flights through Heathrow->Chicago->Moline (Iowa), United Airlines have always proven to be the cheapest.

[Jeraly 4]

kayak.com

Yeah - my OH just pointed me in their direction recently and I found much better deals than I could anywhere else - then you can always try and get discounts by booking directly through the airline

[Ian + Anne 0]

Try FlyZoom (flyzoom.co.uk or flyzoom.com) ... this is the company I used to fly back and forth with.

[*julez* 124]

You can do a search for travel agents that sell "consolidated" fares. These are bulk rates that they have with certain airlines - these fares are only available through travel agents and no usually available through online agents such as expedia or travelocity. It is worth trying to find consolidated fares first. If not, use expedia or travelocity or orbitz to locate the cheapest airline/routing and then go to the own airline's website to book it direct.

This is exactly what I always do! My daughter and I are flying Buffalo to Philly to Manchester and it only cost $1,031 for both of us roundtrip. Flying US Air. (we leave on Friday!!!) Also, you get better deals booking a few months ahead, so get moving!

[Lansbury 19]

If you don't know it already, don't search on the same flight too often because, once the airline knows people are interested, you'll see the price start to rise.

Just turn cookies off in your browser stops that from happening.

[Lansbury 19]

You can do a search for travel agents that sell "consolidated" fares. These are bulk rates that they have with certain airlines - these fares are only available through travel agents and no usually available through online agents such as expedia or travelocity. It is worth trying to find consolidated fares first. If not, use expedia or travelocity or orbitz to locate the cheapest airline/routing and then go to the own airline's website to book it direct.

A few of the airlines, United is one, now sell the consoldator tickets - Q class tickets - on their own web site.

[Converse34 1]

If you don't know it already, don't search on the same flight too often because, once the airline knows people are interested, you'll see the price start to rise.

Just turn cookies off in your browser stops that from happening.

This is not true - at least on airline sites. They barely have enough time to monitor flights that have been sold, let a lone ones people are researching.

You can do a search for travel agents that sell "consolidated" fares. These are bulk rates that they have with certain airlines - these fares are only available through travel agents and no usually available through online agents such as expedia or travelocity. It is worth trying to find consolidated fares first. If not, use expedia or travelocity or orbitz to locate the cheapest airline/routing and then go to the own airline's website to book it direct.

A few of the airlines, United is one, now sell the consoldator tickets - Q class tickets - on their own web site.

Hmmm.... Q fare is not consolidated - it is a pretty good fare though, still published.

[Lansbury 19]

This is not true - at least on airline sites. They barely have enough time to monitor flights that have been sold, let a lone ones people are researching.

Not airlines sites but Expedia and those of that ilk most certainly do. It is quite a well published trick of theirs.

Hmmm.... Q fare is not consolidated - it is a pretty good fare though, still published.

When I did my ticketing course Q was consolidator fares.

[Converse34 1]

Not airlines sites but Expedia and those of that ilk most certainly do. It is quite a well published trick of theirs.

They might be able to change what specials are available - but they can't change the actual fare - it comes straight from the GDS.

When I did my ticketing course Q was consolidator fares.

True consolidated fares are negotiated on a contract by contract basis, based on the revenue they give the airline. They are often, but not always, lower than the lowest advertised published fare.

Edited January 15, 2008 by Converse34

[Lansbury 19]

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True consolidated fares are negotiated on a contract by contract basis, based on the revenue they give the airline. They are often, but not always, lower than the lowest advertised published fare.

Thanks I'm fully aware what consolidator tickets are and how things have and are changing in respect of the fares airlines offer.

[Krikit 1,165]

I found that tickets were cheaper when you dealt directly with the airline...still pricey...I booked with Virgin Atlantic out of Orlando direct flight...about 1250 USD...I checked other places and it was the cheapest...

Not sure where you wanted to fly to, GEG, but you might want to check the flights out of Orlando Sanford. Orlando Sanford Airlines. I find that flying in and out of the smaller airports saves a bundle.

William.... I see Allegiant (see same link) flies out of Greenville, SC.