Should I buy tickets in advance? At the last moment ? Small revision of 8 things to know to avoid false good ideas and to challenge delay, cancellation or overbooking .
1 . Buy tickets at least 7 months in advance
For international flights it is better to buy a ticket between seven and eight months in advance . This is good timing to find the best prices on scheduled airlines . The economic model of low cost airlines require them to adapt to the proposed hotlines offers. One air ticket is worth up to four times its cost base following the date of purchase and promotions.
Our advice: subscribe to newsletters can receive priority promotions and future . The offers are limited in number and time , it is better to be first served .
2 . Focus on search engines and comparators
This saves time and especially it gives a first glimpse of prices over a given period . For a flight to Paris New York, 15 airlines serve the destination from France so you can either go to the sites of each of the companies, or get an idea while surfing the various price comparison sites like Kayak , Google Flight Search or Liligo , then left to return to the site of the company chosen to book.
3 . Book and travel by offset
The best airline deals are mostly on time of year less loaded on the destination. Where it is possible to travel outside school holiday periods , prices fall to 40%. The peak search and purchase of Notes will be made on weekends , it is best to book full week. Some companies have different prices depending on whether or weekday or weekend. Better , sometimes a few minutes of reflection before the screen enough to raise prices .
Our advice: If you can , do the same search on another computer you will often be surprised at the difference .
4 . Check if your company is not blacklisted
It is recommended to avoid the companies mentioned in the blacklist of the European Union. When you buy a ticket on a company A, it is generally expected to travel this company A. However, with political alliances and code sharing ( share code in English ) , a company may sell seats under its own brand on a flight operated by a company B.
Code sharing can be catastrophic when it is done with companies of different nationalities, and especially if the company is not European . In this case, it will be harder to challenge in the courts , a delay or cancellation. Our advice: whenever possible, take the trip on the same company (European if possible) ?
5 . Issue: how to make sure they are well protected ?
European Regulation 261/2004 protects passengers in the event of delay, flight cancellation or overbooking , but it is not applicable in all situations. When the departure airport is European , no worries legislation. When located outside Europe , the regulation is applicable only if the company actually operates the flight is European .
Example: A New York - Paris operated by Air France is covered by the regulation. The same flight operated by Delta Airlines is not because the company is American and from New York.
Our advice: We must therefore read the name of the company that operates the flight. It may be different from that sold you the ticket. This will be a problem in case of dispute with the company.
6 . Connecting flights : caution
Tariff optimization and promotions can get airline passengers to buy their travel section . In this case, even if cancellations or delays are not every day, we must remain cautious and aware of the risks .
If given by site services Transindemnités.com school : Mr. X lives in Toulouse and on holiday in Thailand. After comparing prices, he decided to buy a Toulouse - Paris on the site of the low cost airline , Easyjet and, separately, a flight Paris - Bangkok, via the website of Thai Airways. His flight Toulouse - Paris is canceled. So he misses his correspondence and his flight to Bangkok. Naturally, it is for Easyjet for repair or re-route to Bangkok. The problem is that , not being on the same ticket , the final destination of Mr. X was not known Easyjet . The latter may re route to Paris Mr. X but it will pay a new ticket to get to Bangkok.
Our advice : If connecting flight to avoid its unpleasantness , you must purchase the entire flight with the same operator . Your final destination on your ticket, in case of problem on the first section , the company will re route you to your final destination.
7 . Flights dry or services (hotel, car rental ...)?
Is it better to take a package or take flight apart? Beyond pricing conditions, one must know the distribution of responsibilities. For the purchase of a flight , the responsibility of a cancellation will be made solely by the airline. To purchase a package , that is to say a flight at least one other service, the tourism code provides that the responsibility of the organizer of the package . It is , in fact, responsible for the quality of service of its various service providers, including the airline.
8 . How to enforce your rights?
There is so far in France one law firm defending the rights of passengers against airlines . Transindemnite the firm actively engaged in the defense of affected passengers who ignore their rights. Nothing in 2012 , 162 million people have borrowed the French airports. 4.2 million people have suffered a greater than 3 hours delay, flight cancellation , or theft of luggage. The European Commission is in full debate on the new EU regulation which should be released in February 2014. Meanwhile, Stephen and Edward Nakache Dieleman know that with the departure of the Christmas holidays, they will have cut out :
Although we reach nine cases out of ten we have, against airlines already received nearly 150 jurisprudence , we remain virtually unknown . However, only two percent of users are aware of their rights in France , I must say that nothing is done by companies to facilitate the transfer of information. European regulations are mandatorily displayed at airports in small format , the question is where? "
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