Booking flight on Priceline.com (blind booking) how does it work?

3peet

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The rates are super cheap but says you don't know details till after booking.

Are these standby flights or something?

 

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I didn't even know they had a flight system...

 

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its not standby. it will just choose any airline. most likely if you are bidding low, it will be frontier, spirit, etc....

not worth it IMO! Tried with a hotel one time and was not happy. I'd rather pay for where I want to stay or fly out of.

 

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That and you have no idea on connections, etc. Could be flying from say Omaha to Chicago and get routed awful routes and times

 

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thanks for the reponse guys. I knew there had to be a catch. I'm trying to get my daughter down from San Fran to the San Diego on a one way flight this weekend last minute.

So it sounds like the flights are not direct.

 

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Shatner is a CROOK!

 

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I love it for hotels. Typically get a 4 star hotel for 125 bucks or so. Flying is probably another story.

 

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I usually go to priceline to get a price, then go to airline ... Sometimes it's cheaper