Cheap flight tenderers are not always the cheapest solution

September 20, 2008

Cheap flight tenderers offer flights with discount for even less than 30 euro between separate cities, especially European cities. However, when you count all hidden costs, prices are often higher as prices of conventional flight companies, revealed web traveling agency Smavel (smavel.com).

“When you assume all the costs, conventional companies are often cheaper”, they affirm. The agency has analyzed price structure of nine bigger flight companies and compared tickets, price of rations, luggage and other additional costs that companies regularly account for their service (transport of bigger sport equipment, pets…)

From the aspect of general service, transparency and costs, Air Berlin assured the best position, with Lufthansa and Condor followed. Cheap flight providers Germanwings, Easyjet and Ryanair finished on the bottom, when their low basic prices normaly rise up through the process of reservation.

“Passengers must be careful on full costs, especially when they fly with a child, pet or lot of other additional luggage”, they advise. When booking air tickets on-line, you also must be careful on additional costs as insurance and preferential check-in…