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e_strapp
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Cheapest site online for booking flights?
Jan 18 2012 7:55PM
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-Mugatu
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googles pretty cheap
Jan 18 2012 7:58PM
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e_strapp
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oh i thought it was free?

Jan 18 2012 8:02PM
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jibmeisterflex
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Kayak it's the shit
Jan 18 2012 8:04PM
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e_strapp
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+K to both, thank you for your help.
Jan 18 2012 8:08PM
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e_strapp
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bumping this. flying for the first time to
Feb 9 2012 10:51PM
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e_strapp
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tomorrow and southwest lets you pick your seats. where is the best place to sit? front middle or back? obviously the window seat..
Feb 9 2012 10:52PM
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.AR6rider.
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Expedia?
Feb 9 2012 10:52PM
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e_strapp
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nope, southwest airlines straight from their website.
Feb 9 2012 10:54PM
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PlaygroundRapist
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Find the cheapest on a airline comparing website, then look up that exact flight on the airlines private booking site, chances are it will be anywhere from 10 to 20% cheaper.

Those comparison sites need money to run.
Feb 9 2012 10:55PM
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e_strapp
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I should have just started a new thread. +K to you guys for future reference but my flights already booked:)
Feb 9 2012 10:56PM
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soulskier
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Feb 9 2012 10:58PM
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fujarome
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sit in the middle, more towards the front. Right in front of the wing and engine. best view
Feb 9 2012 11:10PM
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e_strapp
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I thank you for the suggestion! I plan on being the first one on the plane
Feb 9 2012 11:12PM
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PlaygroundRapist
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Don't forget to check: www.seatguru.com:

The ultimate source for airplane seating, in-flight amenities, and airline information.
Feb 9 2012 11:13PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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dont sit where he said.
Feb 9 2012 11:30PM
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skier_boy26
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Generally I find the opposite to be true.


Just use a fuckload of different sites. Choose different dates to see what might be cheapest (mid-week is generally the best). Blah blah blah.


I tend to always sit in the very back. On long flights the crew usually hook it up way more since you're right next to the galley. Also, when the plane gets to the gate, everybody stands up (still not sure why), so you can just sit the fuck back and watch the idiocy.
Feb 9 2012 11:39PM
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PlaygroundRapist
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It isn't.

I know a guy who owns a company that has a couple of sites like that, almost all their revenue comes from the extra service costs that they charge, that's how the system works.

I just checked for a random flight:
Random tickets site: 1053,56 euros for a KLM flight
KLM's own site exact same specs: 973,00 euros.

 
Feb 9 2012 11:46PM
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Masta_Baka
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threads
Feb 10 2012 4:14AM
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canterbury
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you board the plane based on seat row number
Feb 10 2012 7:52AM
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Chuffin
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http://www.skyscanner.net
Feb 10 2012 8:00AM
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Randy_Quench
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bump from 40,000 feet seemed necessary. on my way to dewtah!
Feb 10 2012 11:43AM
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fujarome
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i think he said he's flying southwest, and they do some kind of free-boarding type deal where you aren't assigned a seat.
Feb 10 2012 11:44AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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the best place to sit is in the emergency exit rows. they have more leg room than the other rows. doesn't matter if you're flying first class, of course, but if you're flying coach those extra few inches are nice to have.
Feb 10 2012 11:46AM
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theBearJew
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It its first come first serve type thing with Southwest. You get there first and check in at the gate and you board first. Its weird.
Feb 10 2012 11:46AM
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e_strapp
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yeah it was kinda weird but hey, there were only 60 people on my flight, I got a window seat AND the whole row to myself. not a bad first flight experience.
Feb 10 2012 12:26PM
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