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Cheap last minute flights
I have to fly out for a funeral and the airlines no longer offer a bereavement rate. :( I don't have much money, but I have to say goodbye. Is there a way to find a cheaper flight with short notice? They want over $1,100 because there is no advance notice, and I am a waitress and a student. Thank you for helping me.
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Check sites like Kayak for a wider selection of rates! Also, consider looking into trains and buses; they may be less expensive.
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You could get one for at least half that price if you go to expedia.com. Just put in your flight info and they'll search tickets for you..but you'd have to hurry and do it now because most of them will have 1 seat left since its short notice. It also depends if your in the US just going to another state or not..I don't know about flights outside of the US.
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Try the discount airlines such as JetBlue, spirit and Frontier but be careful as these carriers may have inexpensive ticket prices the charge extra for just about everything such as carryon baggage, checked baggage, whether you get a window or isle seat. Southwest Airline does not have any of the extra fees mentioned thought their ticket price may be higher.
One other thing to look at is to fly on the earliest or latest fights you can find. The airlines call these flights positioning flights which is when they move a plane from where they parked it overnight to an airport where is more expensive to park a plane over night but they can get a full passenger load on a flight leaving at a decent hour in the morning. The last flight out is also flown for positioning though this time to an airport where it can be parked inexpensively or one where routine inspections can be done overnight.
These flights are usually deeply discounted to attract passengers so the airline can at least break even on the flight.
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One of my favourite places to look is Hipmunk. You can see a comparison of different airlines, times, layovers, etc.
Have you looked into alternate methods of transportation? I know that when I had to go work a long way from home the train or coach buses could be a good option. It might suck to take a bus or train across the country, but it may be cheaper.
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It really depends where you're going... the cheapest airlines, always, are Spirit and Southwest... Also, it takes longer, but you could bus it there... assuming you have enough time to get there... Greyhound is cheaper than flying, to most places... but it's... well, it's busing...
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