Popular among my group seems to be:
- Google Flights
- Kayak
- ITA Matrix (which shockingly still seems to be online)
Is there any new great options out there for finding cheap flights?
Ask HN: How do you find airline tickets?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you find airline tickets?
#2I do google flights and kayak. I have sometimes found, after I understand what is available, going to the airline is sometimes good. Google and Kayak, for me, sometimes provide inaccurate information. As in I prefer Peasant Plus, as opposed to full Peasant. Oh and I have checked luggage. Both with often offer a great trip at the time I want. Then when I start going through it is 'Ok that is Standby Peasant Minus (Joking a little) checked and carry on are extra'. But maybe I am just bad at searching.
Re: Ask HN: How do you find airline tickets?
#3Google flights.
Flying feels more MBA-optimized these days. If you want the best deals gotta be traveling alone, no checked bags, and okay with a middle seat.
I fly often and tickets are almost 1.5x to 3x more any other way.
Just booked a flight and it was $75 to be able to pick a seat and if you wanted airline points it was $180…
Re: Ask HN: How do you find airline tickets?
#4I use Google Flights for most except for
SouthWest.com directly for their flights.
jsx.com for the small niche rides on a small jet
Unrelated: rome2rio.com for the whole picture including last mile to and from airports
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#5Skiplagged is also very good
Re: Ask HN: How do you find airline tickets?
#6Skiplagged is also very good
Just saw a news article about American Airlines banning a college-aged passenger from the airline for 3 years upon (correctly) suspecting he would skip the last leg of his flight because he presented a drivers license with his home address in the layover city. So perhaps not the greatest idea.
Re: Ask HN: How do you find airline tickets?
#7Skiplagged is also very good
Just saw a news article about American Airlines banning a college-aged passenger from the airline for 3 years upon (correctly) suspecting he would skip the last leg of his flight because he presented a drivers license with his home address in the layover city. So perhaps not the greatest idea.
So, how are airlines losing money with skipping part of the flights? Passengers already paid the whole amount. Shouldn't airlines consider reviewing their pricing then?
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just saw a news article about American Airlines banning a college-aged passenger from the airline for 3 years upon (correctly) suspecting he would skip the last leg of his flight because he presented a drivers license with his home address in the layover city. So perhaps not the greatest idea.
So, how are airlines losing money with skipping part of the flights? Passengers already paid the whole amount. Shouldn't airlines consider reviewing their pricing then?
Because they want to price their tickets based on the value you receive, not their costs, to maximize their profit.
AA sold the ticket assuming the customer was going between two small cities, with the "inconvenience" of a layover in the middle, so thus had a low enough value to justify a low cost. A direct flight from a small city to a big city, on the other hand, is assigned a much higher value, and thus is priced much higher. This is despite the fact that the former has a higher operating cost than the latter.
Still doesn't explain why a gate agent decided to play detective and save the giant corporation employing them a bit of money on a hunch, screwing over the customer they're directly facing in the process.
Re: Ask HN: How do you find airline tickets?
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
So, how are airlines losing money with skipping part of the flights? Passengers already paid the whole amount. Shouldn't airlines consider reviewing their pricing then?
Because they want to price their tickets based on the value you receive, not their costs, to maximize their profit. AA sold the ticket assuming the customer was going between two small cities, with the "inconvenience" of a layover in the middle, so thus had a low enough value to justify a low cost. A direct flight from a small city to a big city, on the other hand, is assigned a much higher value, and thus is priced…
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Re: Ask HN: How do you find airline tickets?
#10I check southwest.com separately. They don't list elsewhere (avoiding commission fees I assume).