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Best price you ever paid for a round trip flight?

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KR1245

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Jul 23, 2010 7:08 PM
What are some of the best deals you have found? What sites do you use to book your airfare? I just found a round trip flight from Columbus to Orange county for $241 including tax on expedia. I dont fly very often but this seems pretty damn cheap.
Jul 23, 2010 7:08pm
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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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Jul 23, 2010 7:09 PM
$12
Jul 23, 2010 7:09pm
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queencitybuckeye

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Jul 23, 2010 7:32 PM
In the brief days of Skybus, flew three relatives from Greensboro up to Ohio and back for a reunion. $198 for all three tickets.
Jul 23, 2010 7:32pm
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slingshot4ever

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Jul 23, 2010 8:13 PM
I have always found it cheapest to go through the airline website. It is always a little more expensive to book through expedia, priceline, etc. as they have to do something to make money themselves. I usually use a site like expedia, see what the cheapest flight is, then go to that airlines website and get it a little cheaper.
Jul 23, 2010 8:13pm
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Curly J

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Jul 23, 2010 8:46 PM
St Louis to South Korea...FREE, thanks to the military. I did have to wait 371 days before the flight home to complete the round trip.

I usually will browse the Travelocity, Expedia sites, but end up buying from the Airline sites depending on what airlines gets you there. Seems they are the same price on the airline sites as they are on the bargain site.
Jul 23, 2010 8:46pm
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Cat Food Flambe'

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Jul 23, 2010 10:43 PM
$12.00 each for two Columbus-Seattle round trips in September (first class on the longer DTW-SEA and SEA-MSP flights. Cashed in some airline miles - all I had to pay were airport fees in Detroit and Minneapolis :). No bag fees, either.

We took the kids out to Oregon two years ago for $129 round trip plus fees - and it didn't involve a redeye on the way home, either. We can use our corporate travel service to monitor fares - when a really good fare comes up, it lets me know the same day. Spelling
Jul 23, 2010 10:43pm
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-Society-

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Jul 24, 2010 1:03 AM
slingshot4ever;431074 wrote:I have always found it cheapest to go through the airline website. It is always a little more expensive to book through expedia, priceline, etc. as they have to do something to make money themselves. I usually use a site like expedia, see what the cheapest flight is, then go to that airlines website and get it a little cheaper.

You obviously have no clue as to how those sites function.
Jul 24, 2010 1:03am
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jmog

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Jul 24, 2010 1:04 AM
slingshot4ever;431074 wrote:I have always found it cheapest to go through the airline website. It is always a little more expensive to book through expedia, priceline, etc. as they have to do something to make money themselves. I usually use a site like expedia, see what the cheapest flight is, then go to that airlines website and get it a little cheaper.

Exactly what I do. I use expedia to find the cheapest airline, then go to the airlines site to buy the ticket.
Jul 24, 2010 1:04am
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jmog

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Jul 24, 2010 1:05 AM
-Society-;431291 wrote:You obviously have no clue as to how those sites function.

You obviously have no clue what you are talking about.

It is very rare that I find a flight cheaper on expedia than on the airlines website directly.
Jul 24, 2010 1:05am
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Jul 24, 2010 1:09 AM
jmog;431293 wrote:You obviously have no clue what you are talking about.

It is very rare that I find a flight cheaper on expedia than on the airlines website directly.

Wrong.
Jul 24, 2010 1:09am
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karen lotz

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Jul 24, 2010 1:33 AM
I got a round trip to Vegas two summers ago for $3.50
Jul 24, 2010 1:33am
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jmog

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Jul 24, 2010 1:37 AM
-Society-;431297 wrote:Wrong.

I've probably flown 150 times in the last 5 years and you are wrong, expedia almost never has cheaper flights than the airline websites themselves.
Jul 24, 2010 1:37am
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Jul 24, 2010 1:42 AM
jmog;431309 wrote:I've probably flown 150 times in the last 5 years and you are wrong, expedia almost never has cheaper flights than the airline websites themselves.

Did you read my first response? I said, "those sites", not just expedia. Try again. Many factors play a part.
Jul 24, 2010 1:42am
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Jul 24, 2010 9:25 AM
150 from Pittsburgh to San Diego last year. Used the airline site. I've never found a cheaper flight from "those" sites. Now tell me I'm wrong.
Jul 24, 2010 9:25am
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Jul 24, 2010 9:32 AM
I have done the same as others....I use the third party sites to get an idea then book it cheaper on the airline's site. The best deal I got was a round tripper from Columbus to Orlando for $138....but that was a few years ago.
Jul 24, 2010 9:32am
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GoChiefs

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Jul 24, 2010 9:32 AM
GoPens;431361 wrote:150 from Pittsburgh to San Diego last year. Used the airline site. I've never found a cheaper flight from "those" sites. Now tell me I'm wrong.

You're wrong.
Jul 24, 2010 9:32am
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-Society-

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Jul 24, 2010 9:50 AM
Just compared some random flights on random days and "those sites" had cheaper rates compared to their respective airlines.

GoPens is wrong once again.
Jul 24, 2010 9:50am
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Jul 24, 2010 9:54 AM
I'm never wrong. And until I find a cheaper flight on the "other" sites, I'm still never wrong. DB
Jul 24, 2010 9:54am
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fortfan

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Jul 24, 2010 10:46 AM
GoPens;431376 wrote:I'm never wrong. And until I find a cheaper flight on the "other" sites, I'm still never wrong. DB

You're wrong. See-I can do it too!...and like Society-I am not providing any proof!
Jul 24, 2010 10:46am
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jmog

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Jul 24, 2010 5:57 PM
Society is a moron.
Jul 24, 2010 5:57pm
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Jul 24, 2010 6:26 PM
jmog;431602 wrote:Society is a moron.

Hahaha!!!!
Jul 24, 2010 6:26pm
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RelsonGracieBJJ

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Jul 24, 2010 6:57 PM
I fly several times a year.. I fly to Atlanta Ga, a few times a year. I got a round trip ticket a couple years ago for $104. Flew to LA for $270 round trip.
Jul 24, 2010 6:57pm
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LJ

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Jul 24, 2010 7:06 PM
$165 roundtrip to Miami
Jul 24, 2010 7:06pm
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Stiffman

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Jul 24, 2010 8:02 PM
Free: cashed in credit card rewards for 3 round trips to Las Vegas; cashed in more for 2 rounds trips to New Orleans with a hotel.
Paid: $99 round trips while I was in college from Houston to Ohio.
Jul 24, 2010 8:02pm
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THE4RINGZ

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Jul 24, 2010 8:33 PM
$39 Round trip Cleveland to Baltimore. It was a promotional price. Spent the weekend at the Inner Harbor.
Jul 24, 2010 8:33pm