Making Last-Minute Travel Simple
Last-minute flights have become a huge industry thanks to the Internet and budget airlines. You can be surfing around and find a flight that's cheap enough to buy on the spur of the moment and go away this weekend.
However, there are a few things to keep in mind if you're considering purchasing last-minute tickets.
It's crucial to note that the costs indicated in advertisements for last-minute flights are not to be trusted.
This is due to the frequent practice of removing booking fees, airport taxes, and other little extras from the price - these are all added on after you've pulled out your card and are ready to pay, in the hopes that you won't want to back out by then.
Also keep in mind that just because a flight states it's going to a huge city like London or Paris doesn't guarantee the airport is truly close by.
Budget airlines fly to smaller airports to avoid paying higher airport fees at major airports, and these smaller airports can be up to two hours distant from the city center by often unreliable public transportation.
In other situations, you may find up spending the same amount for a train ticket to the place you believed was your destination as you did for your plane tickets.
It's also worth mentioning that on airlines that take seat reservations, last-minute flights will only have the seats that no one else wants, which are usually the ones in the middle of the row.
This is crucial if you have motion sickness or if you wish to sit together as a couple or family.
The most significant snag is that last-minute airfares are never refundable.
If you're going to buy one on the spur of the moment, make sure you can truly make it first, because you won't be able to back out afterwards.
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