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amdmaxx said:lol...

ponpon_hapkido said:amdmaxx said:stop yellin

ponpon_hapkido said:Ilikeyourgf said:i got this using xpedia lowest published rates

$212.00 (includes estimated taxes & fees*)
2 day minimum stay; 30 day maximum stay; Fare effective 7-Mar-05 to 19-May-05; Last day to buy ticket is 13-Mar-05; (fare code VXS047WH)

how would I book this?


PLEASE, 4 PEOPLE HAS ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS AND NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW THE ANSWER??!!! NEED HELP THANKS!

I CALLED THE AIRLINES AND EXPEDIA, BUT NEITHER ONE SAYS THEY CAN BOOK IT WITH ONLY A FAIR BASIS CODE; ALWAYS NEEDS A DEPARTURE AND RETURN DATE ALL ALL THAT JUNK... AND EVEN TRYING TO ASK ME WHERE I FOUND THIS CODE... THIS SUCKS, KNOWING A MUCH CHEAPER FARE EXISTS BUT CANNOT BOOK IT!!!!!!!!!


Sorry got too emotional... hope i did not hurt anyone's feelings, especially that of admaxx. I just got frustrated, and at least one of those who asked the same question shares the same feeling as mine.

I used to work for the airlines (both American Airlines and Delta.) From when I used to work there (which was about 8 years ago), the way airfare codes work is there is a limited number of availability of that particular airfare code available. They need dates of departure/arrival because based on those dates the computer will pull up appliciable airfare codes left avail. and give you the cheapest. So, for example: if you are booking a flight on Monday and there are three different times you can leave, one jet might have the airfare code of VXS047WH on two seats, whereas another might have sold out of those seats with that airfare code already. Where you really get screwed is that in order to get that exact rate (in your example: 212.00), you must have a seat there and a return seat that both have that same airfare code. If on your return you were not able to obtain that code, then your price will raise slightly and sometime significantly. Now -- if you're REALLY lucky and have an agent that knows what they are doing (and you're really nice to the agent), an agent can force a code (little known secret shared by agents.. Back when I worked for American, I did it for a couple of people that showed up at the airport with a code in hand - I was able to manually force it and print up the tickets.) But it takes a lot of manuvuering and searching on the part of the agent and most won't take the time or have the knowledge to do it. It's still good to have the airfare code because when you call in with an arrival/departure date, you can request that the agent look for seats that have that code applied to them. There's just no gaurantee that they will find them. I know its not the best news, but I hope that helps some.

hey, I'm sure this has been covered, but I don't have time to go through 20pages... I need to book a one way flight on monday or tuesday... is there any secret to getting a good rate?

Has anyone tried http://www.bookingbuddy.com

You can search on almost all individual airline sites and other search engines . Its really easy to use and saves a lot of time.

In using Mobissimo and Sidestep, I still find American Airlines's ADVANCED SEARCH utilizing ALL CARRIERS still consistently finds me the cheapest fares even on other airlines. If they happen to find me a cheaper fare on another airline, I just go that carrier, for example Continental, search by schedule and select the exact flights (by flight number) as the search gave me, and invariably the correct (cheaper) fare results.

I checked out the Travelocity fare list engine and found some really good deals
the website has got only fare codes in it with the price. so do I have to call up the airlines and give them the fare code while booking
plz let me know. Thanks

this may be a dumb question but dont flame me cuz i rarely fly, but on sw ding special fares lets say you book this date but when the time comes you cant fly on that date, and i know the tix are nonrefundable but can we change our date or we just lost our $?

For multiple destinations, Orbitz is the way to go. 370 from SFO -> IAD -> NYC -> SFO. That too with just 10 days in advance. I had to be a lil flexible with timing though. Also, look for the fares around 1 pm PST. They seem lower than the rest of the day for the same trip. Some kinda systems updates, maybe.. Rest were all 600+

Sitz121
I have checked around for tickets and I am a college student but this two website prices are way too expensive compare to the other sites.

Does anyone know about website http://www.airticketquotation.com . Please advice about it.