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Another hidden way to save on airfare: promo codes

by Alison Brick (RSS feed) on Feb 3rd 2009 at 2:30PM

Oh, to be resourceful enough to know every promo code out there. Whenever I buy an airline ticket I'm already wondering whether I've gotten the best deal, which is questionable, considering the range of airfares available on a single flight.

But using promo codes in an online purchase seems to be the latest trend for cheap airfares over the past few months.

Great. Way to give me more of a complex.

Now AirFrance is jumping in, too--a first for them. They've just started discounting $75 off some US-Europe flights (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Turkey). You just have to know to enter the promo code MARCH442 when you book on AirFrance.us. It's valid for departures in March when you book by February 17.

Airfarewatchdog.com compared prices and found that AirFrance flights were the cheapest when this discount was applied, "especially on nonstop routes to Paris, but also to other destinations such as Prague and Zurich."

Otherwise, the best way to find out whether an airline offers promo codes is by signing up for their e-newsletters or Googling "promotion code" with the specific airline name.

[Via Budget Travel]

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