Main3s Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 For people who travel a lot, where's the best place to get deals on airline tickets? I checked all the travelosity, expedia, yadda, yadda. But they all cost about the same. Are there any other places/ ways to get good deals? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotart Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 get a quote directly from http://www.southwest.com That is where I bought my last flight from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silvrz Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 yeah man, straight for the southwest site is where i book EVERYTHING. unless southwest doesn't fly there, and the only place they haven't flown so far is ATL. Had to take delta on that one, and paid out the ass. you get do the "get away" flights for cheap through southwest.com great thing going through southwest directly is. you can change ANYTHING. Going through the 3rd party sites, you can't change SHIT without some sort of fee. Southwest FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1647545510 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Agreed. Southwest FTW. I like using kayak.com too for comparison shopping. It searches all of them at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Hey Chris my aunt is a travel agent. if you want her info i can text it to you. might not be able to help much on pricing, but she can at least do the leg work for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supplicium Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 have you tried kayak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wease Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Another vote for Kayak. It does all the searching on the other sites for you. But it does NOT have Southwest, so you need to hit that one yourself... :nod: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silvrz Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 things i hate about the 3rd party sites is a lot of times it's regional jets and sometimes multiple airline companies. the regional jet thing is a complete no no for me, i need to ride in a jumbo jet. those little regional jets are usually bumpy as fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1647545510 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 things i hate about the 3rd party sites is a lot of times it's regional jets and sometimes multiple airline companies. the regional jet thing is a complete no no for me, i need to ride in a jumbo jet. those little regional jets are usually bumpy as fuck. Yeah. I don't do care for regional jets or turbo props either. That's one reason I like kayak because it lets you filter those out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshymkiw83 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 yeah man, straight for the southwest site is where i book EVERYTHING. unless southwest doesn't fly there, and the only place they haven't flown so far is ATL. Had to take delta on that one, and paid out the ass. you get do the "get away" flights for cheap through southwest.com great thing going through southwest directly is. you can change ANYTHING. Going through the 3rd party sites, you can't change SHIT without some sort of fee. Southwest FTW! Southwest If you need to go to ATL, then Air Tran. When Jet Blue was at CMH I flew them all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main3s Posted August 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 South West was okay, but got I found my best deal so far on Kayak. thanks! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silvrz Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Yeah. I don't do care for regional jets or turbo props either. That's one reason I like kayak because it lets you filter those out. if I walked out and saw a turbo prop I would be turning around and walking right back in... LOL FUCK THAT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshymkiw83 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 South West was okay, but got I found my best deal so far on Kayak. thanks! :thumbup: The problem is Kayak doesn't search discount airlines (Jet Blue, Southwest, Air Tran, etc....) No matter what, you will pay more using a 3rd party site. Buying direct from a Discount Airline is the best way to go. Kayak won't get me on any 89 dollar flights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TA In Progress Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 things i hate about the 3rd party sites is a lot of times it's regional jets and sometimes multiple airline companies. the regional jet thing is a complete no no for me, i need to ride in a jumbo jet. those little regional jets are usually bumpy as fuck. Being a 3rd party site generally has nothing to do with the fact that you'd be flying on a regional jet/turbo prop. It's not like Delta (or whoever)has a 737 sitting on the ramp for those who booked on their site and a CRJ 200 regional jet right next to it for those who booked on Expedia both going to the same city. The airlines use passenger traffic numbers to determine which markets they're going to serve with regional jets. Granted, if you book on the actual airline site, you may have more flight options from certain cities to choose from and therefore avoid a regional, but a lot of markets are only served by regionals these days. Unfortunately for us, Columbus isn't a booming air travel market hence the reason for so many regional jets here. Good luck flying out of Columbus on a "jumbo jet", as nobody flies widebodies here (with the exception of the President, diversions, or charters), and haven't done so for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silvrz Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 is a 737 consider jumbo? whatever teh southwest fleet is, the 737's. i always take those. it's just with the cheaper fares a lot of the time it is regional jets, at least like you say out of columbus. when i flew delta it was a md-88. that was a nice plane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TA In Progress Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 is a 737 consider jumbo? whatever teh southwest fleet is, the 737's. i always take those. it's just with the cheaper fares a lot of the time it is regional jets, at least like you say out of columbus. when i flew delta it was a md-88. that was a nice plane! 737's, MD 80-88's are narrow body. 747, 767, etc are widebodies, or jumbo jets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silvrz Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 right on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supplicium Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 http://matrix2.itasoftware.com/ try this out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshymkiw83 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 http://matrix2.itasoftware.com/ try this out First site I have ever seen list pricing for Air Tran and Jet Blue. Not bad. I notcied they quote their prices in Round Trip too, which is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supplicium Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 another: http://www.hipmunk.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Pilot Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 What's with all the regional haters? Seriously, I'd like to know. If your flying out of CMH, there's more than a 70% chance of riding on an airplane with less than 100 seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshymkiw83 Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 What's with all the regional haters? Seriously, I'd like to know. If your flying out of CMH, there's more than a 70% chance of riding on an airplane with less than 100 seats. If you fly one of the Big Names then yes. If you fly a discount Airline, then no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black00ws6 Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Put in your email on tripadvisor, farecompare and airfarewatchdog for daily updates for the best prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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