I hate it when airlines post really low fares

MaxDepth

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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.
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MixMasterTang

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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

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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

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try flyeurope.com

or look on travelzoo

i just got tix to london for 438 off of flyeurope
 

MixMasterTang

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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.