| Some Tips & Advice on finding cheap flights | | | | cheaper Monday - Thursday, with flights to a |
| 1/ Always shop around for the best deals & offers, be | | | | European destination cheaper Tuesday - Thursday. |
| patient & don't get pressured into buying straight away. | | | | Other Considerations |
| Remember, one company will never ever always | | | | Due to the increase in competition from no-frills airlines, |
| have the lowest price on flights. | | | | the traditional carriers are now hitting back with |
| 2/ Be as flexible as you can, fly mid-week rather than | | | | competitive pricing. There are still some real bargains |
| over the weekends which tend to be more expensive. | | | | to be had with a traditional carrier. With a traditional |
| 3/ As a rule, the earlier you book the cheaper the seat. | | | | carrier you'll get assigned seating & some sort of |
| 4/ Most travel agents do not search all the low-cost | | | | in-flight service. Another very important point is that if |
| carriers like Easyjet or Ryanair unlike Directline | | | | your flight is cancelled, the traditional airlines will normally |
| Holidays. | | | | be able to get you onto another flight but if not, they |
| 5/ Flying from a nearby airport or secondary airport | | | | will more often than not arrange accommodation. With |
| can sometimes save you money. Don't always insist | | | | the low-cost carriers you're on your own. |
| on flying from the main international airports. Search | | | | Directline-holidays have a brand new flight search tool |
| fares for flying from different airports to get the | | | | that searches all the no-frills airlines as well as the |
| cheapest price. | | | | traditional carriers. Using their flight search tool, you can |
| 6/ Compare like for like, so take into account | | | | compare all the flights in one search & even book |
| surcharges, taxes & fees for other options. | | | | online without having to go to the operating airlines site. |
| 7/ On certain routes & during certain times of the year | | | | They also have an excellent holiday search feature |
| it can sometimes be cheaper to book a "flight + hotel" | | | | that searches holidays from every major UK tour |
| package than it is to book a flight-only. | | | | operator. |
| 8/ As a general rule fares for USA are usually | | | | |