buying a plane ticket

[Rudey]

There is something seriously wrong with you. Seriously.

-Rudey

Originally Posted by jon1856

I generally do the same; after some of these sites:
http://www.travelaxe.com
http://kayak.com
http://www.qixo.com/
http://expedia.msn.com/
http://www.sidestep.com
http://www.orbitz.com/
http://www.travelocity.com/
http://www.mobissimo.com
http://www.hotwire.com
http://airfarewatchdog.com
http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/FareSearchResults/tabid/76/AirportId/1/Default.aspx
http://www.cheapair.com
http://www.cheaptickets.com
http://www.farecompare.com/
www.farecast.com
www.air-fare.com
http://us.lastminute.com
http://www.site59.com/
http://www.carrentals.com/
http://www.seatguru.com/home.shtml
http://www.seatexpert.com
www.insuremytrip.com
http://www.squaremouth.com/
www.flightstats.com
http://avoiddelays.com
www.milemaven.com
www.pointmaven.com
www.airsafe.com
http://aviation-safety.net/index.php
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/index.shtm
http://www.airline-safety-records.com/
http://www.ntsb.gov/
http://www.flightexplorer.com/
http://www.flightarrivals.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Flights

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by Rudey

There is something seriously wrong with you. Seriously.

-Rudey

Why?
I answered the OP question with links I already had stored for my own use.
If you do not care, do not bother with the links.
And I just learned of a new site from WCBS radio:
http://www.yapta.com/

[PeppyGPhiB]

Lately, the cheapest tickets I've found have been through the airlines' own Web sites. They're about $10 cheaper than travelocity/expedia/orbitz because they don't charge booking fees. I've also used Priceline a few times and been very successful at getting great deals. If you use a bid site like Priceline, only go as low as the lowest fare usually offered during a sale. If you try to get a roundtrip ticket from SEA to JFK for $100, you won't get it, because not even with the greatest sales do airlines ever offer that route for that cheap. You could get it for $200, though, which would be a great deal!

[xo_kathy]

This has nothing to do with a site, but since you've never bought your own just a tip...

Make sure you enter your name exactly as it appears on your ID. For instance, if you call yourself Jenny but it's Jennifer on your ID, you must put Jennifer.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by xo_kathy

This has nothing to do with a site, but since you've never bought your own just a tip...

Make sure you enter your name exactly as it appears on your ID. For instance, if you call yourself Jenny but it's Jennifer on your ID, you must put Jennifer.

And to that that one step, or two, further:
Always check and re-check all the information that you put in prior to hitting send.