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'''Finding cheap flights''' is a nice skill.  [[Hitchhiking]] is a good way to get around but how can you get to other continents if you don't have oceans of time?

== Search engines ==
* [http://skyscanner.net/ Skyscanner] is a great way for finding cheap flights. Choose "whole month" or even "whole year" for this to work properly.
* [http://www.azair.com/ AZair.com] is a specialized low-cost search engine. It can combine diff. carriers (up to 3 changes), search by region (from: Scandinavia, to: Mediterranean),  search in long time windows (June-October), has data form 45+ LCCs (mostly European and Middle-eastern), works fast 
* [http://azuon.com/ Azuon] is Windows program that has many low-cost airlines in its database such as [[Ryanair]], [[Norwegian]], [[Wizzair]], [[AirAsia]] and many more.
* [http://matrix.itasoftware.com/ ITA's Matrix] lets you search in advanced ways.
* [http://www.drungli.com Drungli] is very simple search tool for flights in EU, but it covers some cheaper airlines (eg. [[Ryanair]]).
* [http://www.kayak.co.uk/flights/ Kayak]
* [http://www.hopper.com/tools Hopper] Flight research tools.
* [http://airixo.com/en/ airixo] nice presentation, allows for search to 'anywhere'. Limited to Europe.
* [https://en.skypicker.com/ skypicker] maps options, allows for search to 'anywhere'.
* [http://www.jetmap.co/ JetMap] shows routes for low cost airlines but doesn't have a search. Especially good for European connections; outside Europe it's not always up to date. [https://www.facebook.com/nizkocenovci.si/posts/10152793488418740?comment_id=10152819538348740&offset=0&total_comments=2 See airliners list]
* [https://skiplagged.com/ SkipLagged] finds "Hidden City" connections, sometimes it's cheaper to book a flight to a third city, and you simply don't board the last plane.
* <strike>[http://jetcost.com/ Jetcost]</strike> Compare different search engine - they also list companies that scam their customers though

== Avoid scams ==
* '''[http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g1-i10702-k5806571-EDreams_fraud-Air_Travel.html Edreams]''', '''GO Voyages''', '''Opodo''' and '''Travellink''' belong to one company, Odigeo, that [http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g1-i10702-k6603455-EDreams_GO_Voyages_Opodo_and_Travellink-Air_Travel.html keeps on scamming people]

== Other useful resources ==
Promotions & error fares:
* [http://www.holidaypirates.com/ holidaypirates.com]
* [http://www.rushflights.com/ rushflights.com]
* [http://www.flynous.com/ flynous.com]
* [http://www.fly4free.com/ fly4free.com]

* [http://www.spirit.com/ spirit.com] is a budget airline that connects the U.S. with Central America.

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_low-cost_airlines] lists budget airlines by country.


* [http://www.sleepinginairports.net/ SleepingAirports.net] might be useful sometimes

== Articles ==
* [http://www.businessinsider.com/use-a-fake-location-for-cheap-airfare-2014-6 Use a fake location for cheap airfare]


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