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Cheap flights /last seats/ ?
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I heard about possibility of buying last tickets just before plane departs (if there are few not occupied seats i heard that airlines sell them really cheap just before departure - at least in Frankfurt). Is this right?? Can anyone tell me more about it?? And maybe someone knows how often there are not fully occupied planes from Frankfurt to Mexico City?? And maybe something like this has its own name?? Thanx for all answers, best regards -SourcuS |
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Cheap flights /last seats/ ?
It was called last minute standby, but virtually no airline has offered it
for many years. They would rather have the seats go unsold then have people plan on them being there and not pay a fortune for last minute seats. "stwoorca" wrote in message ... Hi, I heard about possibility of buying last tickets just before plane departs (if there are few not occupied seats i heard that airlines sell them really cheap just before departure - at least in Frankfurt). Is this right?? Can anyone tell me more about it?? And maybe someone knows how often there are not fully occupied planes from Frankfurt to Mexico City?? And maybe something like this has its own name?? Thanx for all answers, best regards -SourcuS |
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Cheap flights /last seats/ ?
I heard about possibility of buying last tickets just before plane
departs (if there are few not occupied seats i heard that airlines sell them really cheap just before departure - at least in Frankfurt). Is this right?? I wouldn't count on it! Not for standard flights. There are "Last Minute" flights offered by charter carriers and tour operators--though often these "Last Minute" deals are actually days or weeks before the flight--when they figure that holidaymakers who want firm plans have already firmed up, and hope to pick up impulse travellers and cheapskates. Often, these "last minute" prices are actually available and bookable online at supplier websites, such as here at the Neckermann website--just click on the box that says Lastminute: http://tinyurl.com/36ev6 Even Opodo, the airline website equivalent to Orbitz in the U.S., has a "Lastminute" section: http://tinyurl.com/26kn9 |
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Cheap flights /last seats/ ?
"stwoorca" wrote in message ... Hi, I heard about possibility of buying last tickets just before plane departs (if there are few not occupied seats i heard that airlines sell them really cheap just before departure - at least in Frankfurt). Is this right?? Can anyone tell me more about it?? And maybe someone knows how often there are not fully occupied planes from Frankfurt to Mexico City?? And maybe something like this has its own name?? Thanx for all answers, best regards -SourcuS It's called flying standby, and most of the time you end up paying much more, not less. |
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