Airlines... Where would you look for...

[runnerwolf]

I am going to be moving.

After I move I will be looking at annual plane tickets of:

2-4 tickets to Seattle
1-2 tickets to Columbus

Plus a few others that will be more intermittent

So...  Living in Seattle I just work with Alaska, I really like the people with Alaska, but it isn't really practical.  How would you suggest I figure it out?

-Beth

Comments

[patoadam]

A Yahoo news article some time ago suggested that domestic fares are lowest when purchased about 60 days in advance. Also, please remember that sites like Expedia may not include Southwest, and that Southwest does not charge for checked baggage.

[tylik]

For Cleveland to Seattle, I've usually gone with United (or Continental before the merger). Which, I realize, isn't hugely relevant. And whether Cleveland continues to be a United hub is up in the air.

The two tools I use a lot are kayak.com and (okay, this is new to me but it saved me substantial money last time I purchased tickets - it's apparently a tool created by a UW professor and later acquired by MS) Bing predictive travel thingie, which tells me when to buy my tickets http://www.bing.com/travel.

Last week was not the first time I've run into grief or delays flying American. (Also, while they have more in flight internet - for pay, which I usually don't - they seem significantly less likely to have working chargers.)

[loree]

Alaska and JetBlue both have nonstops between Boston and Seattle. If you're willing to take a redeye, JetBlue often has some super cheap deals.

If redeyes are a no-go, I'd recommend flying out of another airport than Logan, as it's usually a whole lot more expensive. Providence RI, Hartford CT, and Manchester NH aren't too far - it's New England, so you can cross two state lines if you sneeze too hard while sitting in a rolling office chair.