Priceline.com

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In April I flew to Florida and bought my tickets through AAA.Great

deal!!!! I met a woman with er 2 children the same age as mine at our

departure airport in CINCY. She bought her tickets through Priceline

and had 2 plane changes and it took her 13 hours to get from the East

Coast to Florida(I think I would have drove....)She had a long lay

lay over in Cincy then she went to Atlanta,where we also changed

planes.

Changing planes once with kids is not bad and we like it since they

dont give you meals on planes anymore....AND gives you a chance to

take the kids to the bathroom,which is not an easy task if you are

morbidly obese and my daughter would NEVEr use the airplane toilet

anyway(I know her).

Just keep in mind that Priceline does NOT tell you how long your

layovers are. I am sure she agreed to change planes twice BUT had no

idea it would take 13 hrs to get to her destination.

We spotted her in the Atlanta airport totally bewildered without a

place to even rest. We motioned her over and the kind couple next to

us invited her to sit with us. She was travelling alone with the kids

and was noticeably EXHAUSTED. Her airfare was maybe $30 cheaper per

person,but I can tell you she would agree NOT worth it and would have

used AAA.

In MiniGastricBypass (AT) e, " "

wrote:

> ACK -- mistake in my blow-by-blow! It's lowestfare.com, not

> lowestprice.com to get airline tickets.

>

> They find you the lowest airline fare (and you can make changes

after

> you make the reservation though you may have to pay a penalty)

>

> Also, priceline.com is *THE* lowest, *but* you *cannot* make any

> changes, ever, the end. No refunds, no exchanges. You miss the

> plane, you are out the money. Priceline.com will also send you a

> discounted deal on a rental car if you make your air reservation

with

> them that is pretty good.

>

> To use priceline, you " bid " on the ticket. You put in your date to

> leave, date to come back and the max price you are willing to pay

> (deduct $35 that will get added on for taxes and surcharges from

your

> max) and your credit card number. If they get you the ticket, you

> have bought it, then and there. You don't get to eyeball it or

> change your mind. But if you know the dates and definitely are

going

> to go, you can get some *TERRIFIC* bargains.

>

> One day notice, the day before flying, for instance, I booked a

> roundtrip from Indianapolis to Durham for $249 (total, with

> surcharges

> and taxes). Downside: That's the person who didn't go so I *lost*

> the whole price. No refunds, no exchanges, nada!