Help with SkyAuction
Mar 7, 2006 | 12:56 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 28
Help with SkyAuction
I went on SkyAuction and looked at some of the auctions....there are some really great deals! I just had a question about the pricing and itinerary. For example, say I win an auction for $50. The site says that taxes and service fees are $85, so that means that my total would be $135, right? So, for my itinerary, would I be able to travel when I want to as long as I travel within the deadline that the seller puts out there? I just don't want to be caught off guard.
Thanks,
Regina
Thanks,
Regina
Mar 8, 2006 | 12:35 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Beacon Falls, CT, USA
Posts: 1,609
Yes, but be very careful, and read ALL the details. Many have 'surcharges' for certain flight times, or from certain departures, certain destinations. For instance, I saw one for $315 anywhere on the East Coast of the US to London -- with $135 in taxes, $250 surcharge for travel in June, July or August, and $250 surcharge for leaving Orlando. Add the $30 surcharge each way for leaving on a Fri, Sat or Sun... and you're up to $1010.
Mar 8, 2006 | 6:47 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New York, NY (USA)
Programs: hardly any
Posts: 851
I also paid a $15 service fee
On two occasions last year when I successfully bid for airfares on Sky Auction, there were of course the various surcharges to be aware of. In addition, buried somewhere or other is a notation about there being a $15 service fee per auction.
Bid with your head and not over it. Enjoy the experience!
Bid with your head and not over it. Enjoy the experience!