International Airline Prices?

Question

I know that the holidays are the worst time to book a flight, but it's kind of unavoidable for me. I'm going from Atlanta to London, I know that travel sites like expedia, orbitz, and travelocity search the major airlines for prices, but leave out some smaller ones with better prices. What I'm wondering is if you guys know of any good international airlines I could go directly through that might be a little cheaper than the big ones. I'm prepared to pay for the more expensive ones, but I would rather not. Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

OK, first of all, the holidays are actually a great time for international travel.  There are often fare sales.  Begin looking now for flights beacuse they will sell out fast.  You are lucky that you will be going to London because there is a lot of competition on that route.  Now Delta is the major player in Atlanta, but you might check about a combination of airlines, say flying to NYC and then changing to another carrier.

Here are a couple of rules to follow to monimize your costs: buy oyur ticket at least 45 days ahead; stay over a Staurday night.

Now flights are all getting more expensive because of the cost of fuel, but there still are a lot of bargains out there. Oh yes, you should check for flights during the week.  Airlines up their fares over the weekend

Answer 2

Check out your local travel agencies.

They tend to be cheaper than Travelocity, Expedia, Orbitz, or even Priceline.

Answer 3

There is no secret, magic website with the "cheapest" airfares.  You have to do the research, and be as flexible as possible regarding travel dates.

Check the travel sites (airgorilla, expedia, priceline, travelocity, etc.) and also check the airline websites. I have usually (not always, but usually) found the best fares on the airline websites. An obvious choice for Atlanta ot London is Delta.

Check with a real travel agent to ask about promotional fares and special deals.

If you also need a hotel or rental car, check the cost of combining the purchases in a package.  For example, I found a deal with airfare + hotel in Hawaii for a week that was only $100 more than just the airfare.

Also check the fares if you split the ticket.  For example search New York to London (usually has the lowest fares across the Atlantic) and then check ATL to New York on airlines like JetBlue that don't use the travel sites.  Be as flexible as possible regarding airports (NY and London both have 2 large international airports).

Good luck!

Answer 4

For cheap air tickets try to book on the weekdays instead weekends

this site has cheap air fares

http://asianairfares.com

Answer 5

There aren't any smaller airlines on ATL-LON currently (like there are from Sanford or New York, for example).  Try http://www.bookingbuddy.com which will search both big and small discounters--including retail, sale, and "consolidator" or unpublished fares.  Also track fare changes and sign up for sale alerts here: http://www.farecompare.com/fare-search/y...  and this might also help: http://www.cheapflights.com/flights-to-l...