6 Tricks To Help You Book Cheap Flights

Flight is the fastest mode of travelling available in India but not the cheapest. It is sometimes infamous for being burdening the pockets of the common man. It can damage the budget of your whole tour single-handedly. Solo travellers, travelling on a tight budget, find it very difficult to opt for an air journey. However, there is no other way than flights if you want to travel abroad, cut short the time of the journey, or want to travel comfortably. In cases of emergency, flight becomes a more convenient way of travelling than any other mode of transportation.

Flight booking is no doubt art and you have to master that art if you want to fly on a low budget. Airlines, very often, come up with several exciting cheap deals and offers for the travellers. All you need to know is where and how to look. This article will make you familiar with the top 6 tricks to book cheap flights:

# Start early

If you are accustomed to the process of booking air tickets, you already know that flight tickets generally get expensive as the departure date comes closer. Therefore, start researching early. That does not mean that you have to book too early but start getting familiar with how the prices go up and down. There would always be a sweet spot. You need to identify that sweet spot when the prices get reasonable and hit that accordingly. Generally, booking 2 to 3 months before your journey proves to be the best.

# Be flexible with the date

Planning a cheap air journey is a lot easier than you think if you are flexible with your dates. The price of flight tickets depends to a very great extent on the time of the year you are travelling or the day of the week. If there are any upcoming holidays like Holi, Navratri or Christmas, the prices will be on a higher side very normally. Similarly, mid-week days are always cheaper than the weekends. Therefore, always try to be flexible with your date to avoid any upsurge in the air ticket price.

# Use and compare multiple search engines

Using a flight searching website is a must but remember all of them are not the same. Some search engines usually have higher rates and the rates from search engine to search engine may vary depending on their cut from the airline. Sometimes, the engines do not even list all of the carriers. Therefore, it is very important that you at least compare two or three leading search engines like Google Flights and Skyscanner to find a convenient price.

# Try budget airlines

Apart from the traditional costly airlines, there are many cheap and budget airlines these days. These airlines allow you to travel on a low or mid-level budget. Of course, there might not be any luxurious meals or the latest gadgets but most of the time you do not need them. So, if you want to fly cheap without making a dent in your pocket, consider and try budget airlines.

# Go incognito

The booking websites and engines store the previous search history and cookies from your browser to increase the airfare of a repeatedly searched route. If you search a particular route time and again, the websites manipulate you into thinking that the price would rise further and, thus, booking the ticket then and thereby increasing the price. You can always avoid this by using the incognito mode of your browser.

# Look for frequent flyer miles and points

Most of the leading airlines run some kind of frequent flyer program for their loyal customers. If you prefer some particular airline and a frequent flyer of them, you can get your name enlisted on their flyer program. Through such programs, you can earn certain points or miles on your flight. You can use those on your next flight to make it cheaper. These days, airlines also give points or discounts on particular credit or debit cards.