There are entire websites and forums dedicated to maximizing your travel miles and getting the best bang for your buck when it comes to purchasing airline tickets. But rarely do we hear from those behind the reservations desk ... until now.
Over on Reddit there's an ongoing Q A with " TravelAuthority ," a reservations agent for airlines like Delta, Air France and KLM. We're sharing some of our favorite questions and answers from the thread. He shares that his Twitter handle is @Jackson_Dai and identifies himself there as the "world's best Delta Skymiles booking agent." He says he flies 200,000+ miles per year.
"Ask me anything vacation tour packages and italy about working for an airline, the flight benefits, using miles, vacation tour packages and italy earning miles, avoiding stupid airline vacation tour packages and italy fees, low fares, partner airlines, Skyteam vs Oneworld vs Star Alliance or anything really," he challenged readers. So far, the thread has more than 1,300 comments.
A. Best website: Bing.com/travel - the fare predictor is pure genius. Not even Delta agents have access to that information. A close second would be Skyscanner. In general you want to book 6 weeks to 12 weeks in advance. Any earlier and the flights won't be on sale, any later and the others will have already snapped up all the low fares. vacation tour packages and italy Award tickets are another animal though.
A. Credit Cards are the best. Some people run their businesses off their credit cards and rack up millions of miles pretty easily. Suntrust Bank also has a checking account with a Skymiles debit card. That account is nice because the electronic bill pay also earns miles. So you can pay your rent/mortgage via bill pay and get miles for it. And if the person or org you're paying doesn't accept electronic payments it mails them a check.
Q. I'm 6'6". I'm flying back from Shanghai to DTW in a few weeks. Can you help me figure out the best way to get a seat with legroom? In general I arrive at the gate early to see if I can find my way into a better seat. Is there anything else I could do?
A. Go with Economy Comfort or Exit Row. That may cost you a bit though. Also take a look on Seatguru.com to determine witch seats have the most legroom. Unethically, you could call the reservations agents and say you have a medical disability vacation tour packages and italy that requires a bulkhead seat (you don't have to state exactly what it is and Delta agents are forbidden to ask).
A. Yes, after your flight you should call or email (preferably the later) and let them know about every single thing you didn't enjoy about your flight (food, movie selection, rude flight attendant, tray table didn't work, Wi-Fi didn't work etc.). The airlines have a specific department to deal with complaints and they'll give you tens of thousands of miles, free business vacation tour packages and italy lounge passes, travel vouchers, drink tickets, etc. Q. ... any special "tips" for international flights and getting the lowest fare? Does it even help if you book super far in advance? (+6 months)
A. Unless you're booking business/first class, booking super far in advance is always a bad move. Airlines charge higher vacation tour packages and italy fares for those reservations. It's just like in the tech world where the early adopters pay more. What kind of "tips"? Ethical or Unethical? I have lots of both. There are lots of unethical ones like booking child fares for adults to get 10-20% off or using bereavement/medical exemptions to get cheaper last minute fares or to get agents to waive change fees. Delta/AirFrance/KLM require a bit of info such as a hospital name, address, and phone number for a medical vacation tour packages and italy fare but they NEVER call to check up on it so I'm surprised more people don't just lie about it.
A. Yes, definitely. The average age of the reservations agents and flight attendants in pre-merger Northwest vacation tour packages and italy cities (Minneapolis, Detroit, Seattle etc.) is probably 45 or higher so most of them have families. The hours are super flexible, the health benefits are decent, the pay is solid, and your spouse, parents, and kids fly free.
A. If you're in the US it's Southwest Airlines. No Question. Highest pay, best benefits, best management. Delta or United/Continental vacation tour packages and italy will offer better flight benefits because of their larger network but that's about it.
A. Flights on other airlines are heavily discounted (75-90%+) but not free. Actually, vacation tour packages and italy most airlines extend those heavily discounted travel vacation tour packages and italy tickets to employees of competing airlines too. For instance, Delta employees get 90% off tickets on United, British Airlines, Finnair, JetBlue, US Air, Alaska, Hawaiian, Japan Airlines, Thai Airways, vacation tour packages and italy Singapore Airlines, Korean Airlines etc.
A. Did you use the comment/complaint form on Delta.com? Or did you mail in a letter? If you send in an email it should vacation tour packages and italy have the words "Platinum" or "Diamond" in the text somewhere (e.g. "I'm not yet a Diamond Medallion vacation tour packages and italy but..."). The system will flag your email and give it higher priority because it tries to pick out the complaints from "high value" customers and move them to the front of the queue. It's unethical but it helps. If you call again make sure you talk to a supervisor. Updated: Better yet. Call the customer care dept. 404-773-0305 At the first prompt use option 1 if you have a Skymiles account and option 2 if you don't. At the second prompt vacation tour packages and italy use option #7 to get to an agent.
Good article -- a few tips that generally only us very frequent travellers know. He failed to comment on one item. The very best way to get good benefits is to have a lot of lifetime miles on one airline. I read about this 32 years ago, and have only flown on one airline since then. I'm glad I chose United, because after the UA/CO merger, I can go anywhere (pretty much) on earth. I sure wouldn't choose Jet Blue or Southwest -- I like a big airline company, one like United or Delta that has plenty vacation tour packages and italy of back-up reserves in case something goes wrong. All of those people stranded by JetBlue a couple of years ago were stuck because there is no back-up. They have just enough people to run the airline -- but when something goes wrong passengers are out-of-luck. vacation tour packages and italy I've found that it is better to pay a somewhat higher fare, and travel on a large airline company -- and once you choose one, then don't bother to look at fares on other airlines. As a United million mile flyer -- I can say that the benefits you get far outweigh the small amount you save by fare shopping and travel on who ever has the lowest fare. Reply Jay Jun 19th 2012 2:42PM
Really don't like the part about faking a disability for a bulkhead seat. Especially today with all the disabled military members, in addition to those that were already qualified before war. Shame on you for making such a suggestion. Reply Marcus Jun 19th 2012 4:42PM
He did mention it was unethical. He was taking an honest approach to revealing that there a way/backdoors to many different things regarding the subject of this article.Wake up! LOL. suzie Jun 19th 2012 4:42PM
It is horrible vacation tour packages and italy to advise people to fake disabilities in order to get a bulkhead seat. Please never do this. It makes it harder for people who legitimately have disabilities and may cause those who really need those seats to not get them. People with service and guide dogs need bulkhead seats to accommodate the dog. If you don't have a disability, have some courtesy for those who do.
Also, if you fake having a loved one with a medical emergency or a death in the family, you are abusing the privilege. Airlines will likely become even more stringent with their rules or do away with it altogether if people are lying.
As helpful as this article may be, it fails to mention that the sooner you book a flight, the better chances you have of obtaining a seat and getting good prices. 6 to 12 week may not be enough time, especially when it comes to looking for flight diring holiday weeks. If someone waits too long to book a seat I can guarantee they will be paying a higher price and that is if they can purchase a seat at all. Reply Goose Jun 19th 2012 5:38PM
Why would they recommend a reservation agent to be a good career? My wife was one for Alaska airlines. The pay wasnt that good; you work weekends, holidays and off hours; so thats flexible? I dont think so. Then they lay you off when they have a bad quarter. That doesnt sound like a good recommendation to me. Reply Dan Jun 19th 2012 4:32PM
Not to mention that the flight benefits are almost non existant, especially if you are a new hire and low on the seniority list. Too many people flying on aircraft that are already overbooked, means that even high seniority employees can't get rides. Marcu Jun 19th 2012 4:42PM
I have a Fox Terrier, weighs 29 lbs. He is also a Support/Emotional dog. I have heard that to fly he does not pay. But, does he have to wear a muzzle ? Can he ride in the cabin with me? And which airline allows the animal to ride in the cabin ?
" THERESA IS RIGHT ABOUT DISABLED PEOPLE." i HAVE VASCULAR DISEASE, DIABEITIS,BAD CIRCULATION, AND ARTHRITIS OF THE KNEES, AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE. Does that make me disabled. Thank you for your attention vacation tour packages and italy to this matter.
You dont need to fly sister... You would be likely to cause a full flight to divert along its path to a city other than where it was indeded to go to seek medical attention for you, utimately vacation tour packages and italy cause you to be removed, and cause other passengers to miss their connections if the plane was headed for a hub. Greyhound, Amtrak, or rental car will be your best option. :) Nopewrong Jun 19th 2012 8:40PM
There should be a law passed to require all airliners to have at least 95% of seats filled before departing. If not, fine them. Airliners must find ways to fill up the seats by calling destination cities to help with ticket discounts or incentives. Many people would jump to attractive ticket discounts on any given date and time if given the chance. Many people would fly at any given last notice just for the kick o f it. Reply Nopewrong Jun 19th 2012 8:40PM
Destination cities benefits greatly from more people flying toward them. They will stay around to spend .. Cities can offer discounts to passen
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