r/cheapflights

16 y/o American female. I want to travel and see Guatemala for the first time (going solo) and this is actually my first time flying on a plane and everything so I'm very nervous!! It's a very last-minute decision, but does anyone know any airlines with affordable plane tickets? I'm really stressing out!! so if anyone knows, I'd really appreciate it!
(Please be kind!)

hey as the title says I need to book a flight from Bombay to gwalior costing around 5k 6k, I am looking for vouchers egc or anything that can get me max discount.

So I've been loosely following the whole empty leg thing for maybe two years, mostly just bookmarking stuff and never actually pulling the trigger. A work trip lined up in a way where the timing made sense financially, so I just... did it. The part I wasn't expecting was how quiet the terminal was not a lounge, just a small room with a few chairs and a guy who handed me a water bottle like we were about to carpool somewhere. The flight itself was fine, maybe even great, but the thing that stuck with me was how normal it felt after the first five minutes, which sounds obvious but I think I'd built it up into something more theatrical in my head. Curious if anyone else found the booking process stressful

I second-guessed the legitimacy of the platform I used the whole way up until boarding, and would genuinely love to know which operators or apps people here have had solid experiences with.

What are the cheapest options flying anywhere from Europe to South-East Asia?

Have you ever tried to meet someone from another city and wondered where the best place for both of you would actually be?

We ran into this problem ourselves. At first, we assumed the answer should simply be a city somewhere in the middle. But once we compared real travel options, it turned out that the most sensible meeting point was often somewhere completely different.

For example, Majorca might not look like the obvious choice on a map, but for two people starting in different cities, it can sometimes be faster and cheaper to reach than places that seem much more “central”.

We looked for a search engine where you enter two different starting points and it automatically finds a shared destination based on real travel time and cost, but we couldn’t find one that did exactly that.

Do you know this problem?

So two friends and I decided to build it ourselves for Europe.

The idea is simple: you enter two starting points, and the tool suggests the fairest places to meet. You can also decide how much travel time and price should matter in the result.

Would you use something like this?
Or is this too niche to be useful?

Feedback is very welcome.

I am a 18M who wants to travel the world for a summer but I don’t have the money for plane tickets. I was wondering where I could find cheap plane tickets just to get me over to like Japan. I want to explore Japan and other countries. Is it possible to get a sponsorship from someone in some kind of way. I would like to do it next summer if anyone is willing to help or at least give me some advice on what I should do.

I feel a bit dumb admitting this, but maybe it helps someone else. My company always paid for my flights. When flights were massively delayed, I accepted the situation, assuming any payout would go to the corporate account. Turns out, the inconvenience is yours, so the compensation legally belongs to the passenger.

I actually only figured this out by accident. I started using AirHelp mostly as a flight tracker because my company's booking portal is absolute garbage at giving real-time gate updates. When I added a flight that was heavily delayed a few weeks ago to the app, it flagged that the route was eligible for actual cash compensation. I almost ignored it because I didn't buy the ticket, but a quick search confirmed it – the passenger keeps the money, not the employer.

I ended up going back through my work calendar and submitting claims for two other nightmare trips from last year. If you fly on the company dime, don't just write off the delays. That’s your money to claim.

I keep seeing articles about discounted empty leg flights.

Has anyone here actually booked one successfully?

Hello! I’m new to Reddit but I’m trying to go see my ldr boyfriend and I’m a little nervous since it will be my first time flying but I’ve been looking up flights and it’s so expensive I was thinking of using second/third party websites like hopper or other sites I’ve seen but I also saw on TikTok websites with low prices are more than likely a scam. I am just looking for a round trip one way since It’s my first time flying for safety. Does anyone have any good recommendations??? i have like 240 so far but im earning more within the week. I leave from the 21st-26th.

Edit: Hello everyone again! Thank you for your helpful tips! I was able to successfully find a flight from Florida to TX and I am so looking forward to seeing TX again. Although I am very nervous to fly for the first time I am also excited! Thanks again!

Hi everybody! I have a flight from Bangkok to Frankfurt next Friday with Gulf Air and make a scale in Bahrein.
I contact the Airlines and they say that everything is okay, the flight is confirmed. But I would like to know if someone flew on the last days with al the thing of the war happening and have some experience to share.
Or someone knows if everything okay or is a very risky situation to take this flight.
Thanks a lot in advance!!!

Recently I have been confronted with two of my life goals and I am trying to find a way to make them happen. I have always dreamt of going to Switzerland and recently my life long favorite artist Thomas bangalter (daft punk) will be playing at Art Basel. I bought a ticket to the show just hoping something will align where I can go. I know dumb but I couldn’t pass it by. I’m able to fly out of Chicago or Detroit, I use kayak and going.com but I’m trying to find anything under $900. Anyone have advice?

Hi, I have been trying to buy an Eurowings flight for a week. Everytime I try to proceed with the payment, "Sorry, an unexpected eror occurred" pops up and the payment is never processed. I have tried several cards and tried paying in both euros and czk. Does anyone have a clue what could help?

I was excited to see that Lufthansa is now offering a stopover program, as I’ve had great experiences using them on other airlines flying from Chicago to Europe. I just tried to book a trip from ORD-GDG with a stopover in MUC and the price for the exact same flights to and from ORD jumped by almost 60% when I added the stopover. I could easily just book a separate round trip flight between CDG & MUC for less than the cost of adding the stopover. So what’s the point? Isn’t the entire purpose of a stopover program to extend your connection at a nominal cost? Is this just a rebranding of a multi-city booking without the cost benefits of a stopover program or have I encountered some weird glitch in their system? Anyone had good experiences with a Lufthansa stopover?

I haven't travelled via airplane in over 10 years, I'm planning on travelling from Manchester to Toronto in October and I'm currently trying to book a flight. It's coming to around £550 return, I'm flexible on the dates but I want direct flights only. I just want to make sure I'm not missing out on any saving tips or tricks. It's 3 nights 4 days so I'm just getting carry on luggage and I'm paying extra (£56) for a window seat on the way there. There's so many added extras and options but I've just ticked no to everything, is there anything I actually need? Am I missing knowing anything? I'm currently using Skyscanner

hi!! i'm an international student and i need to be in malaysia for a week basically from 30th May to 4th June!! I'm looking for the cheapest flights possible!! any help?