Last Minute Flights Don't Always Have to Be More Expensive

When most of us think of last minute flights, we assume that we will be paying an arm and a leg. In many cases this is correct, but it is not always the case, and I have encountered a number of instances where it is not. If one knows how to look and does not mind going a little out of their way, some good last minute flights can be found for a reasonable price that will not leave you wondering if you made the right choice or not.

One of the things that I always love to do when I get to an airline and don't have a ticket is haggle. It may sound silly, but I have actually gotten people to lower their prices when they know they are not carrying enough people because they know that something is better than nothing. Now, I am not saying that this always works, and I have had some airline employees get quite angry when I've tried this, but some will lower the price of their last minute tickets if they know they are about to board and can make a little extra money.

Another thing that I will try to do with last minute tickets is look at all of the travel web sites and see if they still have any of their good deals left. A lot of times, those flights will not fill up, and they have them until a very short time before the flight is about to leave. On more than one occasion, I have looked at one of the travel web sites a few hours before I needed to be in the air and purchased a ticket for a fraction of the price I would have paid if I had waited until I went to the airline itself.

I am a frequent flier because I have to travel for business, and one thing that I try to do to lower the price of last minute deals is ask if the person can get me the best deal they can find. I make it a point to be very polite and inform them that I use their airline all the time. It does not always work, but I have had it happen that an employees says that a ticket would normally go for this amount, but because I am such a good customer, they're going to cut me a break.

Last minute flights don't have to cost an arm and a leg. They can be quite pricey, and sometimes no matter what you try, you will not get airline employees to budge on their price. However, when you find one who will, it will always give you a feeling of great satisfaction!