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Very cheap tickets (truth or myth)?
Hi, all. I heard that it is possible to get very low-cost airplane
tickets on the very day you want to fly. You can't call this in or reserve a ticket online but I was told you just show up at the check-in counter and if there is a seat available, you can get a plane ticket very cheaply. Of course, you take the chance that there are no seats available but if there are you win. Is there any truth to this? Has anyone done this? If so, how much of a discount from the regular fare can you get? TIA. Bob |
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Very cheap tickets (truth or myth)?
"Robert Kim" wrote in message urdue.edu... Hi, all. I heard that it is possible to get very low-cost airplane tickets on the very day you want to fly. You can't call this in or reserve a ticket online but I was told you just show up at the check-in counter and if there is a seat available, you can get a plane ticket very cheaply. Of course, you take the chance that there are no seats available but if there are you win. Is there any truth to this? Has anyone done this? If so, how much of a discount from the regular fare can you get? TIA. if you're between 18-22, Air-Tran has X-Fares. Standby for $55 or $75/segment, depending on flight length. Other than that, Priceline/Hotwire is all I can think of that actually exists. |
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Very cheap tickets (truth or myth)?
"Robert Kim" wrote in message urdue.edu... Hi, all. I heard that it is possible to get very low-cost airplane tickets on the very day you want to fly. You can't call this in or reserve a ticket online but I was told you just show up at the check-in counter and if there is a seat available, you can get a plane ticket very cheaply. Of course, you take the chance that there are no seats available but if there are you win. Is there any truth to this? Has anyone done this? If so, how much of a discount from the regular fare can you get? TIA. There are very rare occurences of this. But for the most part turning up at the last minute means you pay a hefty premium, rather than a reduction, I'm afraid. (They find it's more worthwhile selling tickets to a small amount of people who absolutely have to get there *right now*, rather than a larger amount of people looking for a cheap deal) |
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On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Mark Hewitt wrote:
"Robert Kim" wrote in message urdue.edu... Hi, all. I heard that it is possible to get very low-cost airplane tickets on the very day you want to fly. You can't call this in or reserve a ticket online but I was told you just show up at the check-in counter and if there is a seat available, you can get a plane ticket very cheaply. Of course, you take the chance that there are no seats available but if there are you win. Is there any truth to this? Has anyone done this? If so, how much of a discount from the regular fare can you get? TIA. There are very rare occurences of this. But for the most part turning up at the last minute means you pay a hefty premium, rather than a reduction, I'm afraid. (They find it's more worthwhile selling tickets to a small amount of people who absolutely have to get there *right now*, rather than a larger amount of people looking for a cheap deal) Thanks, Mark (and Joe). I was hoping for deal where it would be possible to have some impromptu vacations out of state on weekends. Bob |
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Very cheap tickets (truth or myth)?
Robert Kim wrote:
Thanks, Mark (and Joe). I was hoping for deal where it would be possible to have some impromptu vacations out of state on weekends. That's possible, but you can't just appear at the airport and wait for a deal on a particular flight. You need to watch the web special fares the airlines offer and wait to pick one that heads somewhere you want to go. |
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Very cheap tickets (truth or myth)?
"James Robinson" wrote in message ... Robert Kim wrote: Thanks, Mark (and Joe). I was hoping for deal where it would be possible to have some impromptu vacations out of state on weekends. That's possible, but you can't just appear at the airport and wait for a deal on a particular flight. You need to watch the web special fares the airlines offer and wait to pick one that heads somewhere you want to go. Yup. AA and others do weekly e-mails of cheapos.. |
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Very cheap tickets (truth or myth)?
Robert Kim wrote:
Thanks, Mark (and Joe). I was hoping for deal where it would be possible to have some impromptu vacations out of state on weekends. Sign up for the deal alerts at www.smarterliving.com (don't sign up with the individual airlines). Smarterliving gathers and collates all the "last-minute" offers that airlines put out on Wednesdays for the coming weekend. Occasionally some good deals but there's as lot of $138 Cleveland-Duluth stuff. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu |
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