I hate it when airlines post really low fares

[MaxDepth]

So I get really excited about travelling only to find out when I go through the website, I get nailed with a lot of charges so the trip is the cost of an additional ticket.

$500 roundtrip to Spain really costs $890 with the additional charges, not to mention blackout dates.

 

[Al Neri]

welcome to the real world

 

[snoopdoug1]

take a boat then :thumbsup:

 

[MixMasterTang]

Originally posted by: MaxDepth
So I get really excited about travelling only to find out when I go through the website, I get nailed with a lot of charges so the trip is the cost of an additional ticket.

$500 roundtrip to Spain really costs $890 with the additional charges, not to mention blackout dates.

Actually I just flew to Spain from Chicago in late August and it only cost me $550.00 AFTER taxes and fees, so if you look around $500.00 for this time of year shouldn't be too hard to find if you are patient.

 

[archiloco]

Originally posted by: MixMasterTang

Originally posted by: MaxDepth
So I get really excited about travelling only to find out when I go through the website, I get nailed with a lot of charges so the trip is the cost of an additional ticket.

$500 roundtrip to Spain really costs $890 with the additional charges, not to mention blackout dates.

Actually I just flew to Spain from Chicago in late August and it only cost me $550.00 AFTER taxes and fees, so if you look around $500.00 for this time of year shouldn't be too hard to find if you are patient.

what sites???

 

[xospec1alk]

try flyeurope.com

or look on travelzoo

i just got tix to london for 438 off of flyeurope

 

[MixMasterTang]

Originally posted by: archiloco
what sites???

I used to just use Travelocity's flexible search, but it no longer works for European flights. I've been told that Zuji.com has a similar search engine. I ended up finding the fare through travelocity, but booked through Brussels Airlines. The flight actually consistsed of a flight on american airlines from Chicago to Brussels, and then on Iberia from Brussels to Madrid. Granted it was a pain to find, because a lot of airlines tack on 200+ for taxes and fees, but you can find a lot that only add 70-100 for taxes and fees.

 

[j00fek]

sux