Taking Advantage Of The Cheapest Airline Flights Travel Deals

By Nicoloss Swarwizz


Using the cheapest airline flights travel deals allows you to fly far further than you could ever have before. The emergence of budget carriers enables even families on lower incomes get away to sun shores or ski slopes. Yet it's not only about budget airlines, but about being clever to find the best flight deals available.

The internet now allows you to scan the cheapest air fares to save potentially hundreds of dollars on a particular route. Using flight comparison sites, you can quickly compare prices from the established, premium airlines plus the bucket prices and special offers from travel agents. The latter can sometimes offer the very best value for money; selling the last minute cancellations on flights and holidays.

The cheapest flights are usually found by comparing every scheduled plus chartered route to a destination. Many websites now perform this search for you. They can save a lot of effort and time spent looking at all the individual airlines. It's unlikely you know every single carrier operating your chosen route, so having the ability to view the prices of all companies heading for your preferred place under the sun is a massive boon.

Be aware: some flight comparison websites don't list the budget airlines, because those don't tend to sponsor results unlike others. So you may still need to contact the low-cost carriers for the country in question: whether your departure country or the destination. Most now have at least one such budget airline. Some countries, like the UK, have at least three. You don't get the extras such as free food, drinks and baggage allowances, but you do get very low priced A to B flights.

Sir Freddie Laker pioneered the low-cost, no frills airline model as early as 1966. A British entrepreneur, he led the way for others who have become much more successful: because Laker himself went bankrupt in the early Eighties. Laker Airways was the first operator to put trans-Atlantic flights within the reach of the masses.

Many entrepreneurs have since taken the model to new heights. Stelios Haji-Ioannou developed his landmark orange brand from the air, to car hire, cruises and hotels using the same business model. Operating from Dallas, Southwest followed Laker even more quickly, starting out in 1967. Tony Ryan led the way in Ireland. Tony Fernandes brought budget airlines to the whole of Asia. These businesspeople have enabled all families to fly across the globe.

Yet budget carriers aren't always the cheapest each day. That's why it is vital to use websites which scans all the airlines and take in their latest special deals. Even the high-end operators have last-minute spaces and cancellations, as well as seasonal sales. You can bag yourself a flight bargain by searching around.




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