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How to Bag a Bargain When Booking Flights

Posted 10:00AM 12/07/12 Savings Experiment, Travel Industry, Did You Know |
Savings Experiment: Best Day to Buy Flights
When it comes to air travel, you can save a bundle by knowing when to buy your flights. Using these great tips, you'll know that you're getting a fair price every time.

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acoustic58

Airlines in this day an age are doing everything they can to get back some of the money that they have lost due to over the top fuel prices. There has always been first class seats that cost a premium price and with that comes a premium service so you at least get something for your additional investment. Should an airline charge more for a coach seat just because it is closer to the front of the plane or if a seat is near the window, of course not. That is just an insult. They are already charging you for baggage which for years has been free. Food has been eliminated from coach unless you want to buy a cold sandwich but you do still get a free coffee and soda. That is unless you are sitting at the back of the plane because most of the time they run out before it gets to you. That is probably why you pay more to sit in the front because in the end, you are actually paying for those drinks.

December 18 2012 at 11:04 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
remenar2

There was no article..wasted my time.

December 18 2012 at 11:00 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
janrumph

you wasted my time, losers!

December 18 2012 at 10:44 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
ed124c41

There is no article here! Just the headline. Bait and switch!

December 18 2012 at 10:26 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Robike

THE AIRLINES HAVE THE ONLY, ONLY PRODUCT IN THE WORLD THAT HAS A SALES STAFF OF THOUSANDS SELLING THEM FOR NO COMMISSION! SINCE THE AIRLINES CUT TRAVEL AGENTS OUT OF THE PICTURE, WE STILL HAVE TO SELL THEM TO GET CLIENTS TO THEIR DESTINATIONS, BUT WE DON'T GET PAID FOR OUR TIME, WE GET NO DISCOUNTS, AND ACTUALLY, MY LAST FLIGHT, THE GATE AGENTS WASTE NO BONES ABOUT DISPARAGING TRAVEL AGENTS. ("WHY DID YOU BOOK THIS THRU A TRAVEL AGENT, YOU SHOULD GO RIGHT TO OUR WEBSITE"),,,,,,
A TRAVEL AGENT WILL GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO FIND YOU A GOOD DEAL, WILL RESEARCH WAYS TO SAVE A FEW BUCKS, AND WE'LL GUIDE YOU AS BEST WE CAN...
THE ULTIMATE INSULT LAST WEEK... ON A PLANE, WITH TONS OF EMPTY SEATS... I OVERHEARD A GUY WITH A SMALL CHILD ASK A FLIGHT ATTENDANT IF SHE COULD MOVE TO AN EMPTY ROW...THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAID "SURE, BUT THOSE ARE PREMIUM ECONOMY, $59 EACH MORE, YOU'D HAVE TO GO BACK OUT TO THE GATE AGENT AND PAY FOR THEM BEFORE YOU MOVE",,,,,, ARE YOU KIDDING? THE AIRLINES HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL....

December 18 2012 at 9:47 AM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
hermine

Southwest tells us Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturdays are the best days to purchase tickets. Check their website because there are always bargain seats and that goes for Airtran too.

December 18 2012 at 9:37 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Phyllis

Well I agree the airlines make a killing on the military. Humm in world war 2 many service men came home and didn't cost hardly anything. But then the airlines know the military want to come home for holidays and they up the rates.... Greed it is all it is..

December 18 2012 at 4:52 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tim

My comment is "SHAME ON THE AIRLINES" for NOT having special Rates for Armed Forces Kids. My son did a year in Afghanistan "road clearance" and cant afford to come home for xmas 1200 bucks from Ft Benning Ga to Hartford...The Airline tell you they have military rate which drops cost by 25 bucks BIG DEAL!! Then, these internet finance Military flights are a RIP-OFF too as they say costs are discounted but its just a lie to suck in kids in the Military as they soak them with huge interest payback. American business LIE - SCAM- and then screw the next guy....... FREE for only 49.99 is seen all over the internet.....Credit Scores etc etc why do our leaders let these shams continue? and to make our soldiers pay high unaffordable costs to get home, man......no words for it.

December 17 2012 at 10:30 PM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
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Anthony

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December 17 2012 at 11:41 PM Report abuse -9 rate up rate down Reply
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albrts153

get a life!

December 18 2012 at 3:34 AM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down
cha85308

My Marine son is in Pensacola, FL and it would have been over $500 for him to come home to Phoenix, AZ for Christmas, so he's staying in Florida this first year. I hear your pain. As far as the the other scams, we just need to teach them to watch out for them before letting them out of the nest. My son still runs things he's not sure of by us before doing them. I am very proud of him and all he's accomplished!
Semper Fi

December 18 2012 at 10:51 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Barbara

Does he need a family to spend the day with? I was in the Army and know about being away from home at the holidays. We would love to have him join us at our table. God Bless!

December 20 2012 at 3:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down
nyjetsnmets

this article is sooo not true. no such thing as 3pm ontuesday low prices..LOL.. been in the business 30 years..no such thing. BS article

December 17 2012 at 10:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jkruse60

I DON,T LIKE FLYIN...

December 17 2012 at 9:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Ken

SO WHAT ?

December 18 2012 at 10:45 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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