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Cheap One Way Flights

Posted on 17. Jun, 2009 by Forest in General Articles, Saving Money & Finances

I just recently purchased some amazing cheap one way flights and thought it would be a great time to share some of the info that I found and give some tips.

I’m flying one way from Boston to Ireland, Ireland to Liverpool, Then finally London to Cairo. All of this is happening within the next 7 weeks and I absolutely cannot wait! I am actually going to live in Cairo, hence not needing a return flight.

So here are 10 tips to get cheap one way flights:

1. Book early but not too early. Start judging prices as far in advance as possible but maybe hold off booking until a few months before travel. Tickets way in advance can actually cost more!
2. Check EVERY airline flying to your destination.
3. Consider booking your flight in 2 stages. It may possibly be cheaper to stop off half way and book through two or more airlines.
4. Phone around, don’t just rely on the internet. I have found amazing deals by actually phoning airlines and travel agents.
5. If using a compare site, compare using multiple compare sites. Each site makes different commission and has different deals so compare through lastminute.com, kayak.com and more.
6. Check out the return price and don’t use the return. Sometimes returns are just cheaper!
7. Book with no frills, no meal, small seat… For a shirt flight it may be worthwhile.
8. Fly to a nearby airport. Consider flying to another airport and taking a train or coach from further out to reach your destination.
9. Change your dates. Fly a day earlier and you may save more than an extra night costs in a hotel.
10. Search the net for coupons and discounts. You may find an amazing offer.

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