Thursday, December 23, 2010

Plane ticket

I just bought my one-way plane ticket to Seoul, South Korea. It cost me $603.90. Coming from Pennsylvania to Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN).

Here's a list of websites to check on prices of flight tickets:

http://www.onetravel.com/
http://www.orbitz.com/
http://www.priceline.com/
http://www.sidestep.com/
http://www.cheaptickets.com/
http://www.cheapoair.com/
http://www.expedia.com/
http://www.kayak.com/
http://www.travelocity.com/
http://www.airfare.com/

These are the prices of my flight ticket to Seoul from each site:

Onetravel
$582 with fees included ($18) + $34 tax = $616.26

Orbitz
$619 + $149 of taxes and fees = $768 - It became unavailable even though it was still listed
It got changed to $933 + $37 of taxes and fees = $970.99

Priceline
$761 with fees included + $160 of taxes = $921

Airface/Sidestep/Kayak - With Sidestep and Kayak it lead me to Airfare.com. By far the cheapest flights around.
$475.59 + $128.31 of taxes and fees = $603.90

Cheaptickets
$619 + $147 of taxes and fees = $766.59

Cheapoair
$573 with included fees + $48.31 of taxes= $621.40

Expedia
$759.60 with taxes and fees included

Travelocity - when you selected the flight, you got different fees and taxes, but the total was the same.
$731 with fees of $30 = $761.10
$635.10 + $126 of taxes and fees = $761.10 - selected a flight

I bought my ticket from Airfare.com, obviously cause it was the cheapest. I could've gotten insurance for $36.84, but opted not to. Hm....I think I might regret it when the time comes, haha. Ah wells, I already went through with the purchase. Just fill out the forms online with YOUR information and you should be fine. After purchasing the ticket you will be at a page with your confirmation number and itinerary:


You will also receive 3 emails:

Plain text format of your itinerary

Issuance of your ticket:
Dear Traveler,

Your ticket with airfare.com has been issued

Your confirmation number is: XXXXXXXXXX

To view your itinerary online please click on the following .
http://www.checkmytrip.com
(If your email does not support links, please copy and paste it into your browser.)

Please don’t forget to check the following before your departure date:
1- Call the airline to confirm your schedule and to assign your seat, meals or any extra services.
2- Check if you will need a visa and transit visa for the layover or for the final destination.
3- Make sure you've received the ticket if your ticket is a paper ticket.
Please note that our tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE.
To read our regulations and rules please click the following link.

http://www.airfare.com/airfare3/secure/regulations.aspx
(If your email does not support links, please copy and paste it into your browser.)

Thank you for booking with Airfare.com
Airfare.com team wishes you a safe flight,
Airfare.com customer service
What kind of ticket you have:
Dear Traveler,

Concerning your booking with Airfare.com (XXXXXXXXXX) ,
Please advise that your ticket is an electronic ticket now at no extra charge.

Thank you for booking with Airfare.com

Customer service,
Airfare.com
After just 1 day after purchasing my ticket, my itinerary changed, haha.
Dear Customer,

This is an automated notification to inform you that there were schedule changes in your flight made by the airline you are traveling with.
Please call the airline to confirm your itinerary.

You can check your updated itinerary from the following link:
WWW.CHECKMYTRIP.COM/CMTSERVLET?R=XXXXXXXXXX&L=US&N=XXXXXXXXXX

Your confirmaion number is: XXXXXXXXXX

Thank You,
Airfare.com
It was so quick. Instead of leaving at 10:30am, I will be leaving at 11:000am. My biggest problem is now that the ticket prices from Seoul to Pennsylvania is double the price. It's pretty crazy. A round trip ticket was only $850. I think I might have to buy my ticket from a Korean website instead of an American one so I can save some money coming back. The reason why I got a one way ticket was because I'm honestly not sure when I'll be back. On top of that I can't buy a return flight more than 6 months in advance. Anyways, here's what my itinerary looks like:

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