| If you are a frequent flier, you would have figured | | | | except for taxes and charges. Keep track of sales |
| out many tricks and tips on how to obtain cheap | | | | on airline websites or use the services of an airfares |
| tickets. For the novices, there is a world of | | | | deal checker. |
| information on how to pocket cheap tickets. | | | | 4. Book in advance: |
| Some of the methods to obtain cheap tickets are as | | | | The cheapest tickets on a plane are its first few |
| follows: | | | | tickets. So you can get cheap tickets by booking well |
| 1. Book Online: | | | | in advance. If the sale of tickets has not started as |
| Most low cost airlines advertise their lowest cost | | | | yet, it is best to wait for sometime when booking |
| seats through their websites. In fact, phoning them | | | | starts. |
| may involve a higher rate or surcharge. Buy you need | | | | 5. Book in off-peak season: |
| to conduct a thorough online research to access the | | | | Post pone your flight to an off the peak season if |
| cheap tickets offered by these airlines. Many low | | | | you wish to avail of cheap tickets. Tickets are costly |
| cost airlines do not offer cheap seats except through | | | | in season times like school holidays but cheap on |
| their websites. If you are lucky, major airlines may | | | | week days like Sunday morning and late night flights. |
| also offer discounted tickets on their web sites. | | | | Friday and Sunday evening flight tickets tend to be |
| 2. Low cost carriers: | | | | costly |
| Low cost carriers offer cheap tickets and very low | | | | 6. Make use of price wars: |
| charges on baggage. However they do not offer | | | | If two airlines have stated serving the same route at |
| meals, water or in-flight entertainment like music or | | | | the same time, it may lead to a price war with each |
| magazines. Seating options are limited. Low cost | | | | trying to cut ticket prices better than the other. Use |
| airlines do not offer credit for missed flights nor a | | | | a good news source to locate this situation and |
| discount on the alternative flight. You must be | | | | search the airlines as well as the route you intend to |
| prepared with travel insurance. | | | | take. |
| 3. Book during Sales: | | | | 7. Change Routes: |
| Most airlines especially low cost airlines offer discount | | | | The direct route is not necessarily the cheapest |
| tickets sales during different seasons. Usually it is at | | | | route. Try flying a longer indirect route using the |
| off peak times like winter. Some airlines offer | | | | services of discount carriers and you could save a |
| incredibly cheap flights like completely free tickets | | | | couple of hundred dollars. |