Easy Way to Search
May 28, 2014, 7:42 pm
#1
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Easy Way to Search
Is there an easy way to search for the lowest fare an 8 week range? Departing airport is most likely DTW. Destination (return out of can be different) could be either ATL, AGS, GSP, or CAE. Date range is mid June to mid August.
I just don't want to manually attempt every option.
Looking for 1 travel day, 3-4 days onsite, then the return.
I just don't want to manually attempt every option.
Looking for 1 travel day, 3-4 days onsite, then the return.
May 28, 2014, 8:05 pm
#3
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ITA Matrix. click the 'advanced routing codes' to open that box up. put DL+ in there to limit it to only DL flights. Or you can do /alliance skyteam to show all skyteam flights.
You can do flexible dates, tell it how many nights you want to stay (or a range) and it will show prices across a month.
You can do flexible dates, tell it how many nights you want to stay (or a range) and it will show prices across a month.
May 28, 2014, 8:23 pm
#4
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ITA is definitely the best choice.
You can put in Multiple airports at both origin and destination, flexible coding for airline preferences (don't want to stop in a particular hub?), and a much more flexible date search.
See this link for a very nice series of guides for using ITA.
You can put in Multiple airports at both origin and destination, flexible coding for airline preferences (don't want to stop in a particular hub?), and a much more flexible date search.
See this link for a very nice series of guides for using ITA.
May 28, 2014, 8:49 pm
#5
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Try http://google.com/flights too. Some interesting features and quite easy to use.
May 29, 2014, 6:08 am
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If you're looking for something like this on Delta.com, not going to happen. The 'best' they have is a flexible search for something like a +/- 3 day window and you have to have set airports.
May 29, 2014, 7:25 am
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actually that feature still works
go to "More Search Options" and check the "My dates are flexible" box; right next to the second radio button "Flexible weekend travel (Leave Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. Return Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday.)" is "Show weekend travel days in ..." with the months in a pulldown menu
May 29, 2014, 7:34 am
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actually that feature still works
go to "More Search Options" and check the "My dates are flexible" box; right next to the second radio button "Flexible weekend travel (Leave Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. Return Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday.)" is "Show weekend travel days in ..." with the months in a pulldown menu
go to "More Search Options" and check the "My dates are flexible" box; right next to the second radio button "Flexible weekend travel (Leave Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. Return Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday.)" is "Show weekend travel days in ..." with the months in a pulldown menu
Nothing like a user hostile system
Bob H
May 29, 2014, 7:59 am
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Try http://google.com/flights too. Some interesting features and quite easy to use.
Last edited by Zeeb; May 29, 2014 at 8:08 am
May 29, 2014, 6:01 pm
#11
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ITA is definitely the best choice.
You can put in Multiple airports at both origin and destination, flexible coding for airline preferences (don't want to stop in a particular hub?), and a much more flexible date search.
See this link for a very nice series of guides for using ITA.
You can put in Multiple airports at both origin and destination, flexible coding for airline preferences (don't want to stop in a particular hub?), and a much more flexible date search.
See this link for a very nice series of guides for using ITA.
Thanks for all the ideas. The ITA option was really quite easy and provided exactly what I was looking for.
May 29, 2014, 7:05 pm
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Now that this question has been resolved, let us share the advice in this discussion with other FlyerTalk members by moving it into the Travel Tools forum.
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May 29, 2014, 9:35 pm
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Hi, this is certainly related to the OP's question so I don't feel bad posting here.
Which OTAs allow you to enter multiple airports / cities as the origin &/or destination ?
ITA does this superbly but which OTAs allow this ?
Which OTAs allow you to enter multiple airports / cities as the origin &/or destination ?
ITA does this superbly but which OTAs allow this ?
May 30, 2014, 2:10 am
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Thanks for the swift reply. I am thinking about fares which don't show up in ITA though.
Therefore what I'd like to find is a (few) good search engine(s) which allow you to enter multiple airports, like in ITA.
eg:
From: LCY, LHR, LGW, LTN, STN, SEN, CBG,
To: BOM, PNQ, IXU, BDQ, GOI, AMD, IDR, HYD, UDR,
From: BOM, PNQ, IXU, BDQ, GOI, AMD, IDR, HYD, UDR,
To: LCY, LHR, LGW, LTN, STN, SEN, CBG,
Therefore what I'd like to find is a (few) good search engine(s) which allow you to enter multiple airports, like in ITA.
eg:
From: LCY, LHR, LGW, LTN, STN, SEN, CBG,
To: BOM, PNQ, IXU, BDQ, GOI, AMD, IDR, HYD, UDR,
From: BOM, PNQ, IXU, BDQ, GOI, AMD, IDR, HYD, UDR,
To: LCY, LHR, LGW, LTN, STN, SEN, CBG,
