Student Airfare Deals

Student Travels

If you are planning to take a flight at a busy time of the year, reserve your seat as soon as you can. The busiest times are during school holidays (in particular, in July, August, late March, April and December). Public holidays are very busy, especially the days around the Christmas, New Year, Easter and August bank holidays. It may be easier to buy cheap tickets if you can avoid these times.

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• Early Search
  Start your search as early as possible (at least 4 months in advance). While better rates may come along, it'll give you a starting point. Also, many deals involve making your reservation at least 21 days before departure. But last minute tickets can sometimes be the cheapest, if you buy a last minute eticket. These are listed by individual airlines on their websites, or at a travel websites. These last minute fares give you very little flexibility, but they are often very cheap.



• Special Fares
  All airlines have special rate categories, but you have to ask for them by name, since the agents are usually not familiar with them. There is a student, military, children, family, conference, senior citizen (age 62 or above), handicapped special fares in some airlines.



• Flexiable Dates
  Stay vague about your dates. Ask for the lowest fare, saying that your dates are flexible. That lets you know the best fare you could get so you can change your dates if price is the most important factor. Just to let you know, the cheapest dates to fly are usually in the winter, except for Thanksgiving and Christmas or New Years time. So if you can be really vague, try to arrange for your flight sometime during the cold season.



• Red Eye Flights
  If you can adjust your times to fly, you increase your chances of getting a cheap fare. Taking the "red-eye" flight can pay off for your wallet because no one wants to depart at 1 a.m. and arrive at 5 a.m.



• Discount Fare Restrictions
  Airlines typically attach restrictions to discount fares like a Saturday night stay. Ask about these restrictions, so you'll know what to expect next time so you can start your search early when discounts seat are still available.



• Round Trip Flights
  Use the same airline for both directions. Since round trips are about the same as one way tickets, it doesn't make sense not to.



• Keep checking
  It behooves airlines to have full planes, so they may add discount seats without warning. A flight you might have given up on could yield you a seat if you checked back in a day or two or even a week or month later.



• Discount Fares
  Ask them for discounts that they will offer on this price.You should also mention that there may be students' discount or senior / handicapped discount.



• Alternate Airports
  Ask about airports other than your destination's main airport. Look into secondary airports outside the city or even in a nearby city that is less popular.



• Week Day Flights
  Taking Flights on Fridays and Mondays are the most expensive times to fly. And weekends are obviously in high demand. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the cheapest days to fly. Also, staying overnight on a Saturday can save you money, because then you'll get charged an excursion rate, not a business rate.



• Air Tickets from Consolidator
  A consolidator is an intermediary company that buys tickets at a discount directly from the airline. They buy blocks of unsold seats from the airlines and resell them at a slim margin. You benefit from their rates as they are often 30-40% cheaper than buying direct from the airline. Check Restrictions on the Tickets if bought from a Consolidator, Such tickets are usually heavily restricted like no special meals, no changes, no transfers, no refunds. Cancellation penalties are often much more severe than on regular tickets.