Five elements of purchasing special airfare
1, the earlier you buy a ticket, the lower the discount.
Buying tickets in advance is usually 7 days, 15 days, 30 days, 45 days or even longer. Generally, the discount for buying tickets "45 days in advance" is lower than "advance 15 days" and the discount is greater. Usually there are no advance tickets with ultra-low discount within 10 days before the flight takes off. Except for special circumstances, some airlines can buy lower prices two days in advance.
Special tickets are generally purchased 45 days in advance. Generally, you can get about 50% discount. Golden Week, Spring Festival and major holidays are excluded.
Step 2 choose the off-season
Domestic flights are usually in the off-season around Monday, Tuesday or Golden Week, and air tickets generally have a relatively low discount. At the same time, there are usually premium discounts for early and late flights every day. The price of international flights is relatively low in the middle of the week (Monday to Thursday). In addition, you can pay more attention to the special routes launched by various airlines!
3. Selection of aircraft type and airlines
The same route, different models may have different ticket discounts, in addition, airline ticket discounts will be different.
4. Connection is cheaper than connection.
If passengers are going to fly from Beijing to Lijiang, they can choose airlines that provide joint air tickets and buy joint air tickets at one time, which is cheaper than flying to Kunming and other cities and then buying Lijiang air tickets. The same is true of international routes!
5. Choose a nearby airport.
If you choose to fly to Guangzhou or Shenzhen first, and then transfer to other means of transportation to Hong Kong, the cost will sometimes be cheaper than direct flights.
Matters needing attention
Special airfare refers to special airfare, and it is not allowed to sign and transfer. There are many restrictions, and the validity period is different, but it is cheaper.
Raise awareness of prevention, buy tickets through formal channels, go to regular ticket outlets or call the airline booking hotline, and don't believe the lies of ordering low-discount tickets, so as not to be deceived.
If you need to buy air tickets online, you should identify each other's qualifications, choose the airline official website or some well-known large-scale booking websites in China, and don't be confused by the contact number that looks like a special customer service number at the beginning of 400. As a matter of fact, anyone can open the "400" number as long as they apply for and pre-store the minimum 400 yuan phone bill online, and the negligence in management gives the perpetrators an opportunity.
Booking tickets through the internet usually requires a deposit first, and it is not easy to pay the full amount. When ordering air tickets online, consumers should carefully check the e-tickets and check with the ticketing outlets. Before payment, you must log on to the e-ticket service website or directly call the civil aviation service hotline, or directly call the airline to inquire about the booking details, flight number and seat number, and then make payment after confirming that the booking information is correct.
In addition, it should be reminded that civil aviation tickets are all discounted, and the discount information you inquired on the regular website is the discounted tickets you can buy at that time. Therefore, we should realize that any so-called practice of offering low discounts and charging fees is illegal, and there are many tricks to deceive people.