r/Shoestring • u/darkhawk9 • 5d ago

planes, trains, & automobiles Found a cheaper flight on a site I've never used before, what do you guys check first?

I'm looking at an international flight and one of the smaller booking sites has a better price than the other options I found.

I'm not completely against booking third party, but I've read enough horror stories about trying to change flights afterward that I'm not just putting my card in without checking things first.

So what do you guys look at before booking through a site you haven't used?

I'm checking baggage, cancellation terms and whether I can find the exact same flight with the airline. Anything else obvious I'm forgetting?

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u/anothercar 5d ago edited 5d ago

Any reviews of the specific site on Reddit? (What’s the site?)

If it’s really too-good-to-be-true pricing, I’d ask r/scams what they think

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u/Ninja_bambi 5d ago

Check whether it is legit?

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u/myveryownheritage15 4d ago

I've never been scammed by any of these, I think you just do a good search and see reviews but also see what the more trustworthy sites have and check it against.