Some thoughts on buying domestic air tickets in the United States

I have been separated from LP for almost 3 years. I have been flying back and forth a lot and I have some experience in buying tickets that may be useful to everyone. The principle of buying tickets: you must use coupons. Generally speaking, NWA is cheaper than united. Of course, it depends on the place. For example, Minneapolis is the territory of NWA, so NWA is naturally cheaper than United. Chicago may be united and cheaper. Therefore, I basically buy nwa air tickets. There are two types of coupons that I commonly use: 1) Prices are determined by region. The entire United States is divided into regions A, B, C, and D. Flying between these areas, no matter which city, the price is fixed. For example, from Seattle to Madison, the lowest price you can get online during the winter vacation is above 400 (last year). If you use this coupon, the price is less than 300 (including the ticket price and the money to buy the coupon). If you buy early, you can choose a good time. This kind of coupon usually appears during the off-season of travel, such as winter. In summer, like now, it is difficult to find such a coupon. The disadvantage of this coupon is that it has a blackout date. And the available routes are limited. If the several positions used for promotion are sold out, it will no longer work. 2) Fixed discount. Generally 25 off 200, 50 off 300, 75 off 400, 100 off 400+. So, if the ticket price is 305 (before tax), then your actual price is 305-75+tax. For example, in June from Seattle to Madison, the lowest price found on all websites was around 400. After using this coupon, the ticket price is 317. Even if you add in the coupon money, you can still save more than 70 yuan. And I can choose a good time and location. Unlike the previous coupon, this type of coupon usually does not have a black out date. And it’s available all year round. Coupons are usually bought, I usually buy them on eBay. I bought it for 5 yuan when it was cheap, and bought it for less than 20 when it was expensive. Some other little tricks: 1) Don’t buy from websites like Orbitz. Always go to the airline's homepage to buy, because websites like Orbitz will charge about 5-10%. You can use these websites to find out which time is cheaper. You will find that the same flight is cheaper than the airline's own price. I also recommend a flight search website. The difference is that after you find cheap flight tickets on this website, you can buy them directly. 2) When searching on NWA, be sure to use Reminder: Do not rush to remit money or pay a deposit before seeing the real thing to avoid being cheated. Other food-travel related pictures