If you've been shopping for cheap flights online, you have encountered hundreds if not thousands of sites selling airfares. These sites are made of Mega Online agencies, Airlines, Online Airfares Specialists, Traditional Brick and Mortar (B&M) Travel agencies. Not only does this present a huge pool of resource to wad through it is compounded by the fact that there are international versions of each of these sources to find cheap international flights.
What is the
best way to find a cheap international flight? First it is helpful to
understand how the market for international fares works. Official
"published" international airfares are largely governed by IATA
(www.iata.org), a body of all major international air carriers belong
to. IATA regulations forbid the direct discounting of tickets directly
to passengers. IATA prices are set at high levels and results in all
airlines selling at this exact same high price for international
flights.
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