What sites do people use to book flights?

Im wanting quotes for flights to Prague next year, from either Newcastle, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, or Manchester Airpots.

There are so many sites though, just wondered if anyone found one or two fantastic compared to others?

I always use expedia.. theyre pretty much the same price as any other site (I wouldnt always go for the cheapest plane anyway) and it just works.

www.cheapflights.co.uk are supposed to be good too.

Prices do seem to go up and down for some reason, so check them for a few weeks if you can. Also youll probably find its way cheaper to fly from one airport than it is from another.

Sweet, will check them out thanks.

just check the budget airlines
ryanair, easyjet, go,bmibaby, etc.

A lot of sites dont show these flights.

Just had a quick look actually, and on jet2.com it comes out the cheapest from any other site Ive looked at. I will check the other budget ones you said too  

Quote from: chrisdickoJust had a quick look actually, and on jet2.com it comes out the cheapest from any other site Ive looked at. I will check the other budget ones you said too  

keep an eye on deals.. ryanair always have good deals for fly for £1 etc.

But be warned... to check luggage is extra - you can normally take a travel case thats good enough for a weekend.
You take that as carry-on luggage - so no fee (upto 10kg)
Also some places charge for using credit card, etc.
Lots of hidden charges & its usually best to go right through checkout on a dummy run & see exactly what your paying.

from my last flight (with ryanair)
*********4.99 GBP Total Fare
********50.76 GBP Taxes, Fees & Charges
********10.00 GBP Passenger Fee: Web Check in
********20.00 GBP Passenger Fee: Checked Bag(s)  (((((you can take upto 10kg on the plane - checked baggage allows a maximum of 15kg)))))
*********6.00 GBP Passenger Fee: Priority Boarding ((((Optional - but I like to grab the emergency seat for extra leg room)
********10.00 GBP Passenger Fee: Debit Card Fee (((No Fee if you use a visa electron))))

*******101.75 GBP Total Paid

Ryan air is really no cheaper once you start paying all the con extra charges.

Plus Id rather spend 100 quid and not fly with chavs.

www.skyscanner.net

http://www.skyscanner.net/

LOL that wasnt in the thread when I hit new post!

Ive had some luck with Flightline ( http://www.flightline.co.uk/ ).  Recently halved the cost of flights to Crete in a couple of weeks by using that site.  

Quote from: SamRyan air is really no cheaper once you start paying all the con extra charges.

Plus Id rather spend 100 quid and not fly with chavs.

Thats what everyone says... Once you learn how Ryanair operate, then it can be exploited.
For weekend breaks, they can be excellent when they have their £1 deals & £9.99 deals
with airport taxes included.
Get an electron card (easy through co-op bank) & you save another £10
Take on the largest bag your allowed (its never weighed, so you could get over 10kg in)
& your all set for a cheap flight away..

My choices are limted to Cardiff & Bristol, so there isnt any destination competiton
Obviously you need to be carful exactly where you flying to... Edinbrugh Airport that some use
isnt the International airport for example & Ryanair advertise Vienna & Bratislava, but for
some routes, they land at the same airport which is an hour drive from both cities.

I personally love no frills.. im not bothered about having a meal or watching a film.
I eat before I fly & my laptop comes with me wherever I go.

I have no problem flying 3 or 4 hour flights this way...  but it is each to their own.

To me, its just like being on a rapid bus... all I want is a seat & a toilet.. and the option
to buy food & alcohol if I wish. People need to see flying as just another means of transport
& not some glamour trip.

Its just a pity major cities dont have central airport strips, imagine flying from central liverpool or manchester
straight into london city airport, or vice versa.
Budget airlines would really come into their own then.

I have no problems with no frills either. I also dont want to eat on a plane at $10 for a mars bar.

However, with Ryanair its feeding time at the zoo just checking in, boarding and then sitting next to a chav the entire trip chomping away with his mouth open.

Then you have the chavs cramming every single item from their house into overhead instead of paying #10 like a normal person.

And swtich / maestro is a flat fee same as electron - the electron thing is a con because they know no one has them.

Im not saying Id fly BA to Paris for $200 but I would fly Easyjet who dont treat their customers like unemployed dole scroungers.

Quote from: SamI have no problems with no frills either. I also dont want to eat on a plane at $10 for a mars bar.

However, with Ryanair its feeding time at the zoo just checking in, boarding and then sitting next to a chav the entire trip chomping away with his mouth open.

Then you have the chavs cramming every single item from their house into overhead instead of paying #10 like a normal person.

And swtich / maestro is a flat fee same as electron - the electron thing is a con because they know no one has them.

Im not saying Id fly BA to Paris for $200 but I would fly Easyjet who dont treat their customers like unemployed dole scroungers.

Funny... Ryanair is online check in only... you do have to queue to drop your luggage off though.
As for the Electron card, the reason they dont charge is because the electron card is an electronic transfer card.
 
You should know all about them after being in business taking card payments, etc. There is no surcharge on
taking electron cards, as there is no bank promise - Same reason you prob. didnt take electron when running
your business in the UK - or maybe you can clear if/if not /why/why not your decision about electron?

For me, Easyjet isnt an option as it seems between them & ryanair they have monopilised bristol airport & dont fly to the same destinations... or Easyjet is the only option - depending on where I want to go!

Im only trying to defend ryanair in its ease of use, in the simplest form of flying.
Yea, its a bit like cattlemarket... but like I said.. I take my laptop. I also take headphones & some munchies from the departure lounge shops. Hibernate into my own little world until landing time.... then rush through immigration & baggage while the cattle wonder wtf is going on!

There is only one airport at or near Edinburgh Egg - or did you mean something else?