How and where to book your plane tickets?

how and where to book plane tickets

If you have already chosen your travel destination, that’s perfect. But before you start looking for the best hotel stay, have you thought about buying your plane ticket? This is one of the biggest travel expenses, so it needs to be carefully thought through.

Where to book your plane ticket?

There is more than one method of booking a plane ticket.

Airlines

You can book plane tickets by visiting a travel agency in person. This is the most classic method. On site, you will receive all the information relating to your flight.

Airline websites

If you don’t really want to travel, travel companies have made websites available to their suitors such as a web portal open to their services. It is entirely possible to book your plane ticket online without any hassle.

Noticed : To reassure those who have doubts about online purchasing, today the sites are all protected, or rather, the transactions are encrypted. So it is safe to use your credit card. If you want maximum security, use a reloadable card or use PayPal.

Plane ticket booking sites: price comparison sites

There are many sites through which you can buy plane tickets. This is generally an offer comparator. We have :

Kayak and Skyscanner : These are “search engines” for air flights, that is to say that once the flight is selected, they direct you directly to the site which offers this flight at this price.
Opodo and Expedia: They can be defined as online travel agencies and therefore the ticket is sold directly by them.

How to book your plane tickets?

Booking methods differ depending on the location you have chosen to book.

Book your plane ticket at the airline agency

All you need to do is visit your nearest airline office and find out all the questions regarding terms and conditions and the information required. Generally, you are asked for your personal identifiers and the type of ticket you want.

How to book a ticket online

To book a plane ticket online or on an offer comparison site, select on the main screen:

The type of flight (one way, round trip, multiple destinations)
The city of departure and arrival
The date of the trip
The number of passengers
And click on “Search”.
Among the flights offered, select the option that suits you best and click on “Select”.
Enter the details of all passengers and proceed to pay for the ticket.

You can view your reservation in the “My Account” – “My Orders” – “Airline Tickets” section. The site will send you an email with the reservation details to your email address. Confirmation of ticket purchase and an itinerary receipt with the e-ticket number will be sent to your email address. The order status will change in the “My Account” section to “Paid and Issued”.

Withdrawal of plane tickets

Travel companies may issue tickets after a short delay after purchase. For scheduled flights, they are only available locally a few days before departure. For tickets purchased online (on airline websites), in most cases, only a response confirmation email will be presented at the airport along with your ID during check-in.

Conclusion

There are so many online sites for purchasing plane tickets that it can seem like a headache. However, the different methods available have been presented. If you want to go on a trip, you now know how to book your ticket.