Feb 4th, 2013 at 10:00AM:
Another year has passed and the airline industry is still locked in its race to the bottom of quality and service. It now costs money to add anything special to your flight, from legroom to meals to Internet to in-flight television. Need to change your tickets? There's a fee. Want to standby for an earlier flight? There's a fee. On some carriers there's even a fee to store your bags in an ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Tips For Flying Cheaper In 2013
Feb 4th, 2013 at 10:00AM:
Another year has passed and the airline industry is still locked in its race to the bottom of quality and service. It now costs money to add anything special to your flight, from legroom to meals to Internet to in-flight television. Need to change your tickets? There's a fee. Want to standby for an earlier flight? There's a fee. On some carriers there's even a fee to store your bags in an ...Tips for flying cheaper in 2012
Feb 7th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
We're in a different world of air travel in 2012. Airlines have upped the ante in the a la carte pricing and fee game, and the Department of Transportation has taken steps to reduce the volume of nefarious fare marketing. American Airlines is now bankrupt, while Malev Hungarian is almost completely out of business and Spirit Airlines is on the full offensive. To put it mildly, the airline ...For best airfare deals, shop six weeks before your trip
Jan 23rd, 2012 at 2:00PM: A recent study of U.S. airline ticket transactions revealed that passengers get the best airfare deals if they make their purchase six weeks before their scheduled departure.
On average, prices at the six-week mark are nearly 6% below the overall average fare, reported the study, run by Airlines Reporting Corp., a technology company that handles transactions between airlines and air travel ...Earn free frequent flyer miles by purchasing dollar coins
Apr 19th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Rewards credit cards are a great way to earn a few percent cash back or frequent flyer miles for everyday purchases, but they're geared against the consumer's rate of purchase -- the more you spend, the more rewards you earn.
Intrinsically this concept conflicts with the budget traveler. Sure, 2 miles for every dollar spent would be great, but few people spend enough money each month to make ...Allegiant Airlines plans to sell tickets fluctuate with oil
Mar 9th, 2011 at 6:30PM: One of the biggest factors that comes into the cost of your airline tickets is the price of oil. Since the market is so competitive and the products so similar, airlines operate on razor thin margins -- margins that take a big hit when the price of crude goes through the roof.
This is why you hear all sorts of bellyaching from the industry when consumers lament the days of $250 transcontinental ...Lufthansa coupon: Take 40EUR off your next flight
Mar 9th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Lufthansa has been issuing a wave of coupon codes geared at American travelers over the last six months, perhaps as a way of driving marketshare straight to their site rather than having users go to an online travel agency. Their most recent coupon is for 40 Euros ($55.64 at time of publication) off of an international flight. The voucher can be redeemed until May 1st and travel must be be before ...Five things you can do right now to start earning cheaper plane tickets
Mar 8th, 2011 at 1:00PM: Two realities exist in the market for cheap commercial airfare: the one that traditional media and the airlines want you to believe and the high frequency, tech-savvy market where real, cheap fares live. Unfortunately, 99% of the people on this planet are forced to live in the former world, whether it's due to limitations in technology, discomfort with making snap decisions or understanding of how ...Which BIG airline just pulled out of three booking sites?
Dec 22nd, 2010 at 8:00AM: As you've read here on Gadling, the battle between airlines and online travel agencies is poised to heat up. For the past few years, a dismal economy has sent many bargain-hunters to online travel sites with the hopes of finding fantastic deals and minimizing the pain in their wallets. Yet, with the travel market and the broader economy showing signs of recovery, airlines' brand power will gain ...Extra airline fees could mean better service! This is the FUTURE
Dec 21st, 2010 at 3:00PM: Soon, airlines could make all their profits on the extra fees you pay. Seriously. Yesterday, the Department of Transportation revealed that airlines have had their most profitable year since it started tracking the data back in 2002. And, a good chunk of revenue came from baggage fees, reservation change fees and ancillary fees. In the third quarter alone, it was good for more than $2 billion. So, ...How much are you really paying for your plane ticket?
Dec 10th, 2010 at 8:00AM: We've heard airline employees gripe ad nauseam about how flying just isn't what it used to be ... because it's so much cheaper than it was back in the glory days. True, we're looking at a much different world post-regulation, but that was so long ago that it isn't relevant any more.
So, what about today? Are airlines still getting hammered in the deal (as they contend), or are consumers giving ...Cheap tickets still exist, despite airfare inflation
Dec 9th, 2010 at 1:00PM: Is it really getting more expensive to fly? Earlier this week, the Department of Transportation revealed that ticket prices were up 13.1 percent year over year for the second quarter of 2010, a stunning increase – though tempered by the fact that fares actually fell 13 percent year over year from the second quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2009. If nothing else, this does raise ...The death of cheap tickets? Four factors to watch!
Dec 7th, 2010 at 1:00PM: Are the days of bargain pricing over? There's a lot of pessimism around this issue. After getting smacked around in 2008 and 2009, this year has been a good one for air carriers, and USA Today reports: "Airfares are on the rise again and unlikely to fall again anytime soon." Yet, a travel industry recovery comes with advantages, as more people want to fly, and they tend to be willing to stomach ...Brand Wars: The Airline Booking Battle Will Be Televised
Dec 6th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
Online travel agencies have had a solid run over the past two years. They picked up some market share as would-be travelers were willing to poke around a little more to score cheap tickets. High rates of unemployment and under-employment and general economic uncertainty, of course, were enough to make consumers value every dollar a little more. This opened an opportunity for online travel ...Turkey-nomics: Five reasons airline fees irritate OpenSkies CEO this Thanksgiving
Nov 24th, 2010 at 12:00PM: We're all fed up with just about every aspect of air travel. The seats are cramped, the employees are rude and the TSA is trying to feel us up. We're told that fares are cheaper than ever, but nobody seems to care about the high rates of unemployment and under-employment that have come to characterize our economy ... meaning that these "cheap tickets" have a proportionately higher impact than ...Five chilling facts about Cyber Monday Shopping
Nov 23rd, 2010 at 8:00AM: Okay, your goal should be NOT to conform to what you see below. The travel industry, riding something of a recovery this year, is set to come out with some solid sales on Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year. So, as you click among hotel, airline and online travel agency sites, it will pay for you to be aware of the biggest risks you face.
Despite the many risks associated ...United puts Economy Plus on sale, $5 more than coach
Nov 2nd, 2010 at 3:00PM: Normally when airlines put fares on sale it's no big news here at Gadling. Not a day goes by when some legacy airline or some large hotel chain releases a paltry discount on overpriced tickets -- a sale that most times is not much cheaper than your average unadvertised, competitive faremongering.
United did something a bit different this time though: they put their Economy Plus section on sale, ...Delta says customer service isn't dependent upon costs
Nov 2nd, 2010 at 1:00PM:
It looks like Delta has some strong thoughts on airfare and customer service. The airline identified as the worst in the United States is now saying that customer service shouldn't be related to operating expenses – well, at least that's the implication of the new ad the airline is running on New York City subways: "Customer service shouldn't fluctuate with the price of oil."
The fact ...Airfare prices drop: time to book your fall and winter travel
Oct 28th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Have you been holding off on purchasing your tickets this fall and winter? Well, that precipitous drop that we were all eagerly awaiting has finally taken effect, and there are some fan-freaking-tastic flights waiting to be purchased.
The whole fare tidal wave began with an outstanding Southwest Airlines sale kicked off this week, reducing fares to only $30 each-way among many routes. In turn, ...Ask Gadling: How do I standby for an earlier flight?
Oct 4th, 2010 at 3:00PM: It wasn't too long ago that it was easy enough to walk up to the counter of an earlier departing flight to a destination of your choice and hitch a ride. The notion, at least back then, was that the empty space you saved on your next flight was insurance for the airline in case something went wrong – you were one less passenger that they had to deal with.
These days of a la carte pricing ...Traveling over Thanksgiving? Here's the best time to fly
Sep 28th, 2010 at 3:00PM:
The only thing that's worse than traveling through congested airports and highways during the Thanksgiving season is the airfare that's associated with it. Taking advantage of the demand, airlines perennially jack up the prices on everyday airfare, making the simplest of tickets outrageously expensive.
Naturally, the easiest way around these fares is to fly on lower-demand days, or not ...
