Cheap Flight Tips

Easyjet is a budget airline which has been in operation for over ten years and has proven itself to be one of the largest carriers of passengers through Europe which is only rivalled with RyanAir. Easyjet in my eyes is a great airline to fly and take holidays with as you can get tickets very cheap indeed if you book well in advance and during less popular times.

Easyjets’ website has been laid out to be easy to follow and show prices as they are. It is very important when booking through Easyjet that you take into account luggage as they charge extra for this as well as taxes as this is normally added on later. Easyjet will not refund your ticket should you miss your date of travel and changing your ticket is subject to strict conditions.

However Easyjet is cheap and flies to amazing locations throughout Europe to a fraction of the cost of other carriers. So thumbs up to Easyjet!

Tips to get a cheap ticket

The best way to get a cheap ticket with Easyjet is to book online, and be flexible with your dates. Avoid flying peak days and weekend and try flying Tuesday through till Thursday as these days tend to have less people flying than days close to the weekend.

Getting a free upgrade

Getting a free upgrade with Easyjet is unheard of as they only have one class of travel. However for an additional few pounds you can get Speedy Boarding which allows you to board ahead of others and get the first choice of seats. Speedy Boarding in my eyes is a waste of time. However if you checkin with hand luggage/online or early you will be able to normally board before the regular passengers and there is no extra charge for this.

KLM was founded in 1920 and currently flies to over 90 destinations from its hub base in Amsterdam, Holland.  This was the very first airline I really started flying with to and from the UK via Amsterdam and onwards to the Caribbean.  The prices offered by KLM is competitive compared to the competition with the countries covered being vast.  In May 2004 KLM joined Air France and during this merger it affected the frequent flyer program of KLM and the points and awards offered no longer became attractive.

KLM’s frequent flyer program is known as Flying Blue and is part of Air France’s frequent flyer program where with a full economy fair you earn one miler per mile flown.  However with discounted fairs you earn 25-50% of the miles flown instead of the full 100% miles you should be entitled.  Should you fly business class you can earn from 150-200% of miles flown depending on what business class fair you that you booked it under. It is worth noting that KLM has fantastic World Business Class Holiday fares available giving a huge saving on the regular fares and these are normally to Caribbean destinations as well as many Far East destinations.  The fares offered tend to beat British Airway’s and other European carriers so it is worth looking in to.

Tip to get a cheap ticket

KLM like all airlines do offer cheap tickets and they need to fill their seats so this airline is normally the airline of choice on price consolidation sites.  So my advice when wanting to fly KLM is to look at expedia, kayak before viewing the airlines own website.

Getting a free upgrade

KLM gives preference to giving free upgrades to members of its Flying Blue program.  However sometimes upgrades are offered when the flight is overbooked, or simply by being nice to the person issuing the ticket at the desk.  being polite is key here when getting free upgrades, as well as travelling alone.

I still feel this is a great airline, but the frequent flyer program is not what is use to be.

A great airline overall with an above average safety record.