Air Fare Deals

Archive for January, 2010

With planning, foresight and a little bit of hard work, you can go ahead and have that dream vacation the economical way. Here’s how:
*Search the internet, call airline agencies and watch the news to keep yourself up to date on discounts. There are a lot of promotional fares offered by airline companies that are new in the industry.
*When you do travel a lot, sign up for frequent flier miles.
*Ask about student fares or senior citizen discounts.
*Keep a flexible travel schedule. Go with the flow. If the promo states that they only give discounts every Tuesdays, then set your departure on Tuesday. Generally, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays are the days that have fewer reservations, so it in on these days that tickets are sold cheap. Monday is usually the busiest day of the week.
* Do not go ahead and make reservations to the first airline company you see with promotions. Take the time to source out a variety of options. Take the time to find out if the promotion is indeed the cheapest in your area. Ask the clerk about other offers available. When checking through the internet, make sure you check at least five sites before you decide where to buy your tickets.
*You can have the option of purchasing tickets trough consolidators. These are people who buy a whole block of tickets and resell them at certain discounts. This helps the airline fill up still available seats. The travel section of the newspaper is the place to check for ticket consolidators.
*Try flying on off peak hours schedule. Usually if you take the before seven in the morning flight or the after seven in the evening flight, tickets are at their cheapest. This too, will be a wise decision since it is at these times that airlines are not overcrowded, thus getting more space for yourself and your luggage.
*Be sure to inquire if the airline offers travel packages. Some airlines do offer packages such as car rental discount or a hotel room discount that comes with the travel ticket.
* When you are flying off season, be very sure to ask about certain standby fares.
*Have an early booking. Promotions are usually offered when one reserves a ticket three weeks beforehand. Remember that due to over crowding during the holidays, you may not use your frequent flier miles. So book in advance if you plan to travel during the holidays.
*Staying with only one airline on your entire trip may too, give you discounts. Airlines offer special rates to round trip tickets or connecting flights.
Have a safe trip and enjoy!

If you had given up flying after the surge in air fares, it’s time you had a rethink. A Mumbai-Delhi-Mumbai flight now costs almost half of what it did a few months ago. And the good news is that the fare cuts are not restricted to the main routes.

Over the last few weeks, airlines have quietly cut their fares. This has been attributed to the sharp drop in the price of aviation turbine fuel. ATF accounts for as much as 45 percent of an airline’s costs, and its price has declined by about 60 percent since last September to Rs 31,176 per kilolitre. Today, the price of ATF is down to what it was in July 2005.The fare cuts could make a big difference for passengers. If you are looking to fly from Mumbai to Delhi this Friday and get back on Monday morning, you would pay just over Rs 4,500 for the ticket as against at least Rs 8,000 not too long ago – a fall that’s over 40 percent. And it’s not as if the story is restricted to flights between high-traffic destinations. A round trip between Mumbai and Bhubaneswar that cost as much as Rs 8,500 is now down to a more affordable Rs 5,600.Airlines have had little choice but to cut fares despite their numbers being under pressure as they need to get more people flying again. With most airlines reporting operating losses along with unused inventory, it makes sense to discount to a certain extent to fill capacity, Deep Kalra, CEO and founder, makemytrip.com, says.Historically, it paid to book tickets in advance. That is the case this time round as well. A round trip between Delhi and Bangalore one of the busiest routes in the country could cost the traveller less than Rs 5,000 if booked now for the weekend beginning March 6. On the contrary, the corresponding fare to fly during the ensuing weekend is about Rs 1,500 more. The advance purchase fare is a win-win offer for both business and leisure travellers, says Sanjay Aggarwal, CEO, SpiceJet.The drop in fares is not restricted to just domestic flights. Carriers like Air India and Singapore Airlines have also announced significant cuts. Airlines need to stimulate the market as load factors are falling since August despite a contraction in fares. Aggressive pricing is one way to achieve that, but it may impact them in the long run, Mark Martin, senior advisor, KPMG, says.We cut fares by more than 50 percent in the last two months as ATF prices came down drastically. This will increase passenger traffic in the coming months, Air India’s spokesperson J Bhargava said. Likewise, Singapore Airlines has slashed economy-class fares by 52 percent to Singapore and other Southeast Asian destinations from India.The question is how long can airlines sustain these fares. The drop in airfares was a reactionary gambit from airlines following the decline in ATF prices. It does not appear to be a part of a long-term strategy, thinks makemytrip.com’s Mr Kalra.

Be it for business or pleasure, international or domestic, many people like to travel and enjoy the experience. Most people will at most times want the fastest option that is available to them and this is most often air travel. Air flights cheap rates are not easily available, but you would be surprised at the results you would get with a little time dedicated to researching the different carriers available. There are times when planning road trips, after putting in all the factors from car rentals, insurance, gas, emergency spending money, you will be surprised to find that it much cheaper to catch a flight to your destination. Some of the factors to consider when looking for cheap air flights are budget, destination and carriers that frequent that route. One also has to be realistic when planning these trips in terms of how much money to expect to spend. There are many ways for one to find cheap available tickets. One can contact a travel agent to help them find a ticket; they usually charge a service charge for doing the work for you. You can also contact the airline reservations directly for them to find a combination that works for you in terms of pricing and dates.It takes a while to get a good deal for cheap air flights, but when you do, it’s always worth the work put into it. The newer websites run price comparisons between different airlines to give you the best price for the criteria you have input in the form to do a search. Before you commit to paying for your tickets, always ensure that you confirm that your departure date is correct and available.

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