Many airlines provided discounted air tickets buy just
how do you get a last minute flight bargain? The
problems with airlines is that want to squeeze every
last penny out every flight on their schedule so trying
to get a cheap flight ticket is not always straight
forward. I remember when I was looking for a flight to
Gothenburg and I needed to try and get the flight booked
almost immediately because I had to attend a meeting
which was previously unplanned.
I contacted the few flight ticket specialists on my
books who I have used for many years but I just could
not get the deal I wanted. Something I never do is
inform the agent that I need to travel with any urgency,
this just makes things worse because the agents now know
you are desperate so you are ripe for taking advantage
of. I decide not to call any more agents until I had
thought about the situation a little more. So I was
racking my brain, just how to get a last minute flight.
Then it dawned on me, I was going about it the wrong
way.
What the airlines do not want to do is depart with
any empty seats if they can help it. This is obvious
because the airline is owned by shareholders and they
are in business of making a profit and there is no
profit in an empty flight seat. So I decided to call the
airlines directly just to test the method. I outlined
the prices I was offered with the agents and asked the
airline if the flight was fully booked. They said it
wasn't.
So I mentioned the fact about there being no
profit in an empty flight seat and they agreed to not
only give me a good price but they was also cheaper than
the agents because all the income that was received for
the flight ticket was theirs. No commission to pay for
an agent. It all makes complete sense doesn't it? So
nest time you want to know how to get a last minute
flight seat then try the airlines directly. You never
know you may get as good a deal as I did.
