You can get cheap flights at the last minute if you know
where to look. Many passengers make the mistake of
turning up at the airport on the day they want to fly
and buy the ticket from the airlines desk. That's fine
if money is no object but airports are not the location
to buy cheap flight tickets. Another place to avoid is
the high street travel agents. They have no buying power
when it comes to flights so you will never find a really
cheap flight at the last minute here either.
My favourite sources for buying cheap flights at the
last minute are specialist flight companies and the
airlines directly, but not the desk at the airport. You
have to be smart when you are looking for cheap flight
tickets. Don't be bullied by the flight agencies just
because your time is limited, they will just bump up the
price a little because they know you are desperate. You
should always tell them your travel plans are flexible
enough to fly at a later date but your first choice
would be within the next few days. If you cannot get the
cheapest flight ticket now you would just fly at a later
date. This little act will put some pressure on the
flight agent to try and find you the best deal possible.
One of the best places to locate the flight
specialist agencies is on either ceefax on your
television or in the Yellow Pages. You never find them
in the high street except in major cities such as
London, Bangkok, Paris, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur etc. All
major cities are a travel hub and this is why you find
the flight bucket shops here. Small towns and cities
just do not have the customer base to withstand the
overheads of working from high street property. That
does not say they do not exist, indeed they do and they
are working from a small office in either a backstreet
building or shared office accommodation in some
circumstances.
Cheap flights at the last minute are
out there, you just have to locate the cheap flight
bucket shops to get the best deals. Remember to be
relaxed when you are searching for the best price. Come
across as flexible and you will stand a better chance of
getting cheap flight tickets at the very last minute.
