Whats the best way to buy a flight for a vacation that you know you are going on (greater than 3 months in the future)? I am tired of getting screwed for being prepared. [more inside]
posted by schindyguy on Jul 29, 2009 - 12 answers

In the movie The Parallax View (1974), Warren Beatty boards a passenger plane, without a plane ticket. He doesn't have to buy one until the flight attendant comes down the aisle to ask him, "Round trip?" Was air travel really this casual back then, like getting on a train?
posted by Kirklander on May 28, 2009 - 10 answers

Two people traveling, want to travel together, one needs to return on a different day. How to do so? Online? Phone? [more inside]
posted by Towelie on Mar 12, 2009 - 4 answers

AirfareFilter: I need to go to Montana in May. At what time between now and then will tickets be cheapest? [more inside]
posted by voltairemodern on Feb 16, 2009 - 2 answers

Do any of the airfare search websites allow extremely broad searches? [more inside]
posted by J-Garr on Sep 14, 2007 - 6 answers

I have a week in New York City and limited funds... [more inside]
posted by Becko on May 18, 2007 - 16 answers

If I buy a paper airline ticket, via the Internet, in a foreign country that does not have paper tickets delivered to it by some airlines, can I show up to my flight ticketless and have them print me a new boarding pass? [more inside]
posted by PHINC on Feb 26, 2007 - 11 answers

I need to have a flight pushed back, any suggestions? Ok so I am away and I need to go home but I just found out that I have to leave later in the day than when my flight departs. I am flying United and I bought the tickets through their site, they are the cheapest tickets you can get, no refunds, etc. Is there anyway I can take a later flight without spending more money? Does anyone have any experience with this? (I'm going Salt Lake City to Chicago)
posted by tev on Jan 23, 2007 - 11 answers

Why can't I purchase a cheap air ticket on Italian MyAir.com from the US? [more inside]
posted by Scram on Sep 5, 2006 - 11 answers

What is the best website to use to get cheap airline tickets to Europe (specifically Amsterdam or Prague)? [more inside]
posted by Fidel Cashflow on Aug 9, 2006 - 11 answers

what kind of service/which website do you use for finding cheap airline tickets? [more inside]
posted by grafholic on Nov 28, 2005 - 11 answers

Advice needed for a December trip to Australia from the US. [more inside]
posted by hokie409 on Aug 24, 2005 - 10 answers

I'd like to vacation in Europe from California with my girlfriend in a year or so. It seems as though our biggest expense is going to be plane tickets. How can I reduce this expense? [more inside]
posted by sirion on Apr 8, 2005 - 20 answers

Travel prices question. I might have to take a sudden trip to Europe and the cheapest last minute airfares were all over $1,500. But there are also many hotel + flight package deals advertised for the same price or even less. How can this be? And as I've never done the package thing, is it a good way to go? Any hidden pitfalls?
posted by CunningLinguist on Feb 2, 2005 - 11 answers

Any of you guys have experience with RTW (round the world) air travel tickets? Any particular ones to recommend? I have been looking into STA off and on, and several other options have been uncovered. But it seems all the data I can find is depressingly out of date. I tried futzing around on this webboard, but, not knowing much at all about airports, pro-level flying, and the like, I was incredibly intimidated to the point of "not knowing where to start." [more inside]
posted by oog on Jul 12, 2004 - 10 answers