| OK, so you are planning to go for an international trip | | | | capacity. To solve this problem IATA permits its |
| and as suggested by your neighbor you're going to | | | | members to sell their excess tickets at considerable |
| take the aerial route. Before you sit down in front of | | | | discounted fares to companies. The airline thus rids |
| your PC to search for the best rates, it would be | | | | itself of the burden of unsold seats. Generally the |
| helpful to have a bit of knowledge about the way | | | | companies too do not require al the tickets that have |
| international fares are charged. Your neighbor had | | | | been passed on to them. |
| said that tickets for international flights were available | | | | What happens behind the scenes is that these |
| at discounted prices and one just had to search for | | | | companies resell their excess tickets to agents and |
| the same. | | | | they, in turn, pass on the benefits to you. These |
| The prices of all the leading international airlines are | | | | agents might well be the travel agent in your |
| fixed by IATA. This organization, which comprises | | | | neighborhood mall or those that you might find in |
| the majority of the international carriers, sets the | | | | your search on the net. Yes you have guessed |
| prices of the tickets and the same are a bit on the | | | | correctly. These agents are there all over the world |
| higher side. The rules & regulations of IATA | | | | and you might well find one at the city you are |
| prohibit their members from offering any type of | | | | traveling too. Who knows, they might very well offer |
| discounts to the end users on the prescribed ticket | | | | you a better discount for your return flight. Just |
| prices. So how does one get the discounted rates? | | | | remember these discounts can vary from 10% to a |
| It is well known that all the flights do not fly at full | | | | whopping 70%. |