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Finding Cheap Flights

Author: shutterbug
11 30th, 2007

How to Find Cheap Flights and Airline Ticket Discounts Online

 

The major airlines feed their available seats and prices into four central reservation systems (Apollo, Sabre, WorldSpan and Galileo). Airlines then change their prices based on demand. If a certain flight is selling well, the price goes up. If the flight has few takers, the fare goes down. This results in fares changing frequently.

 

Airlines often change their fares based on competition. If one airline drops its rates on a certain route, chances are all airlines will drop their rates. It is essential to look around and comparison shop.

 

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