Comments on: Seats Not Available Online

By: Peggy

Peggy — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:08:30 +0000

I’ve found, from personal experience, that directly calling the airline yields the best results. But if you have the time (and patience) then you can use the internet search engines (kayak.com, which Linda mentioned above, is quite good). I think you have the best luck getting cheap flights either by booking well in advance or taking a chance to score those last minute steals. And for international travel (esp. to Asia) travel agency is the way to go.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:33:47 +0000

Thanks, I’ll have to check out that site. I’ve been using kayak.com lately and it seems to be pretty good. But one of site (and tip) to check out doesn’t hurt. =)

By: Marshall Middle

Marshall Middle — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:14:52 +0000

I usually book online, but if it’s sold out I’ll definitely call the airline to check. Thanks for the tip.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:32:23 +0000

If it’s not time critical, hopefully you’ll get something out of the flight being overbooked by being bumped in exchange for a voucher. My wife and I prefer the road trip, but again, it all depends on your time constaints.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:26:58 +0000

Nice. I’ll try this next time!

By: Adil

Adil — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:05:34 +0000

You’re right about relying too much on the internet for flights. I had a similar case happen whereby my buddy at this international destination was able to book a flight for me by calling the carrier even though all online agents claimed to be sold out or overpriced in the order of 2 to 3 times. Initially I thought it was an issue of international flights, but your story has convinced me that it’s pretty much universal.