I Am Looking for Discount Airline Tickets – 6 Ways to Make it Happen
Posted by John in Sunday, March 07th 2010
I Am Looking for Discount Airline Tickets – 6 Ways to Make it Happen

For anyone who has ever traveled by air the thought of paying exorbitant prices on airline fares is enough to make them cringe. If you are one of them you understand that saving money on travel costs is very important and you are not alone. Everyday hundreds of thousands of people go online and using search engines and travel sites type in the following phrase, “I am looking for discount airline tickets”.

Fortunately for you and them there are ways to find and purchase cheap airfares if you know where to look and what to do. Competition is fierce within the airline industry and for the travel savvy flier discounts abound.

Here are 6 strategies you can follow in your quest to find discount airline tickets:

1. Flexibility – If you want to save money you need to fly at off peak times. This works several ways. When making vacation plans to a specific destination try and plan it around the off-season for that particular destination. You can find good discounts on airfare but also on tour packages. You also need to look at flying during off peak times of the weeks and day. For most airlines this is the middle of the week and late evening or early morning hours.

2. Use Airfare Ticketing Search Engines – The internet has given the traveling consumer great flexibility when planning vacations and business trips. The problem for those making travel plans is the sheer amount of information and travel sites to get through. This is where the ticketing search engines can help. They search all the airline and travel sites for you, finding the cheapest tickets for your travel itinerary.

3. Pick up the Phone – If you call the airlines direct and ask them what discounted tickets they have available for you itinerary you may be surprised. Airlines normally offer special deals everyday but they are not usually advertised. By taking advantage of their daily ticketing system updates you can save even more money as well. Call between midnight and 5 or 6 in the morning because there are usually cheap tickets available.

4. Plan Ahead – The sooner you can make your travel plans the better. Inexpensive tickets can be had at least 4 months before your scheduled departure date. Once you get inside of 18 to 24 days before your flight your chances of finding good savings are greatly diminished because the airlines can charge premium prices for last minute reservations.

5. Discount Airlines – There are many no frills discount airlines that offer cheap airfare with great service. Jet Blue, Spirit Air, and Southwest are a few examples.

6. Free Tickets – There is a way to get free tickets but you have to be very flexible once you get to the airport. The airlines have a bad habit of overbooking flights which is why you here that announcement at the gate asking for people to give up their seats. If you won’t be greatly inconvenienced by traveling on the next flight to your destination you should consider this because most airlines will give vouchers for free tickets to anywhere they fly.

Understanding the airline ticketing system is the first step to savings success for those people looking for discount airline tickets. And just think how nice it will feel having that extra money in your pocket once you get to your destination.

Help answer the question about Travel Tickets

Are airline tickets bought with MasterCard automatically covered with travel insurance?
I bought a British Airways return airline ticket from London to Chicago (USA) and travelled this month – december 2007. Unfortunately I lost my wallet in a taxi. Am I covered by travel insurance just by purchasing the ticket with my MasterCard?

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anonymous Says:

You could try hitchhiking, but I wouldn't recommend it!
With the price of gas these days, you should be thankful for a $69 fare. You wont get any better Im sorry to say. Probably though, if you try to find that fare again, you wont be able to. Ever hear of the "You snooze, you loose" policy?

Good luck though.


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andy?bean Says:

you just need to search as many sites as possible. for flights, there are quite a few sites that you can search that will likely give you the best prices available. just go here: http://cheapest-travel-ever.info/xhpp and you will be able to compare prices on all the reputable travel sites in just a couple minutes. it's very convenient and will save you a bunch of time and money. Also, make sure you buy them online… otherwise they charge much higher fees for phone orders. good luck.


There is no particular day in the week to get a reasonable flight to the USVI.

As soon as I know I will be traveling to the islands, I start checking websites.It really depends where you live too.I live in New York and I booked my tickets in November for $300 RT for May travel. I hit a sale on American.

Travel mid-week sometimes will be cheaper, winter rates are usually higher because of demand. After spring break, you will see spring sales, and of couse you will see sales for summer travel August, Sept and Oct because it's hurricane season.

Try this link every day.
http://www.bookingbuddy.com
It searches multiple sites at the same time. If you find a good rate, check the airline website for same flight, sometimes it's cheaper.

You can sign up for this site.
http://www.airfarewatchdog.com

Good Luck and enjoy the USVI)


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Only an employee can give you a buddy pass. Each employee is issued 8 a year. They arent free and most times you can buy a ticket for just a little bit more and be confirmed. Buddy Passes are stand-by only and you can get bumped for days. Especially with summer travel, it is sometimes difficult to travel on them and not recommended especially for families with small children. If someone tries to sell you one, that is illegal. You are only supposed to pay the fare for the buddy pass and the employee can be fired if caught selling a buddy pass to anyone.

I never would give mine to a family with children during the summer. Too many times they would be stuck for hours or even days somewhere and I would get an earfull. If you do know an employee who can give you one, they have to make the arrangements and it can only be paid online by credit card. There is a dress code and it is strictly enforced. Some people do not understand the rules and employee's have lost their priveledges as well as their jobs because buddy pass riders lost their temper when they were not cleared on a flight.

There is much more to know about flying non-rev, but find an employee first. They need to cover all the rules with you, but honestly, its really not worth it during the summer time or traveling with a child. You can be seperated and on different flights and it can get ugly.


Just like what xanaduloot said, make sure that the person you are buying tickets for is someone you really know personally as opposed to someone you met online only and have know only through the internet for a long time.

But to address you question, the only two airlines presently that fly between Nigeria and the U.S. are Delta (through their hub in Atlanta GA) and North American Airlines (through either Baltimore/Washington Airport, MD or JFK Airport, NY).

I must warn you that tickets can cost upwards of $4000 round trip and that the tickets will need to be paid in full before confirmation and tickets are issued.

Possible air routings to Austin may include:

- Delta from LOS->ATL->AUS
- North American from LOS->BWI and Southwest from BWI->AUS
- North American from LOS->JFK and American from JFK->DFW->AUS


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I've always used Amtrak.com, they have last minute deals that can't be beat. Usually cheaper than any of the online travel sites like orbitz.com.
I had no problems getting my tickets.


mahesh s Says:

Please go directly to the airline, because they are the cheapest.

when you go via a travel port, they are charging you extra.

trust me, i have lots of experience traveling

good luck

don't get hurt.


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Yes, you can buy a ticket to be used for a flight in a different country. I regularly buy tickets to fly to another country from the U.S., either online or through a travel agent, and before I leave the U.S. I purchase tickets for a separate round-trip flight in that other country. No restrictions, as long as you're using legal airline tickets. I always use e-tickets so everything is in the computer system.


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