Tips to Book Cheapest Domestic Flight Tickets

On: 11/07/2013 01:08:00 pm By: Ritisha Ray 9 comments

Traversing the online travel portal realm can be a tricky experience, especially if you are not a frequent traveler.   With a slew of online travel portal that are active in the country, it is not hard to find a cheap online flight ticket these days, however many of the deals come with a catch in the form of additional charges in the form of baggage charges, over booking and multiple stop overs. Here are few tips that will help you make an online flight booking easier, faster and simpler.

Here is a lesser know fact about  airline booking.  There exists something called a window of opportunity in flight tickets booking. The window of opportunity is between 18 to 28 days from the day of your travel.  Most people assume that the cheapest flight tickets are available 2-3 months from the date of travel which is not the case. In reality, the airfare bargain prices start appearing 18-28 days from the the date of travel, or more precisely around 23 days. This is for domestic flight tickets, for international flights, you usually get a little more time. Also, keep an eye out for last minute deals that most airlines give away to fill up a flight. These tends to be extremely cheap so gets sold up in minutes. The best way to ensure you grab a last minute deals is to signup for newsletters with at least 3-4 popular airlines and online travel portals. While many of the deals are spammy, there is always an occasional diamond to be found amidst the pile of stones.

Next step is finding a good online travel portal as it makes a huge difference in your ticket pricing. The best ones display an all inclusive price including the taxes right at the search page. This prevents any confusion arising from addition of credit card or baggage charges being added during  checkout.  These  tips might come across not big of a deal but it can end up helping you save quite a lot on your next online flight booking.