Skyscanner.

[NoshowJones]

Anyone have any experience with Skyscanner for booking flights?

[BritManToo]

Yeah, used them all the time, but they just direct you to the booking agent with the best price. You don't book with Skyscanner.

[NoshowJones]

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Yeah, used them all the time, but they just direct you to the booking agent with the best price. You don't book with Skyscanner.

I did not know that, but they will notify me about fares as they change. I am going to Scotland next May. I do not want to use KLM as they were a disaster last time and had dreadful food.

Looks like I wll be going with Emirates but I cannot see where you can book seats there.

[Nick Carter icp]

13 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

I did not know that, but they will notify me about fares as they change. I am going to Scotland next May. I do not want to use KLM as they were a disaster last time and had dreadful food.

Looks like I wll be going with Emirates but I cannot see where you can book seats there.

 

   You can book sets on the Emirates website

[PJ71]

12 hours ago, NoshowJones said:

I did not know that, but they will notify me about fares as they change. I am going to Scotland next May. I do not want to use KLM as they were a disaster last time and had dreadful food.

Looks like I wll be going with Emirates but I cannot see where you can book seats there.

Depending on where you're going in the UK Emirates may require an additional flight which is a pain.

 

I did this in summer, Emirates flights 300K biz class for 2.

[josephbloggs]

13 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   You can book sets on the Emirates website

 

But if you are on the cheapest fare you have to pay for seat selection.

[NoshowJones]

37 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

Depending on where you're going in the UK Emirates may require an additional flight which is a pain.

 

I did this in summer, Emirates flights 300K biz class for 2.

No additional flights flying to Glasgow, but maybe to Phuket on way back to Bangkok.

[KhunBENQ]

EVA to LHR and BA to GLW not too bad and even a bit cheaper than Emirates in Economy. Total travel time 16:45 and 16:00.

Terminal change at LHR but layover is more than 2 hours.

I did a search on arbitrary dates (May 7 to June 4).

 

Not used Skyscanner but Matrix Airfare search.

https://matrix.itasoftware.com/search

 

Edited 17 hours ago by KhunBENQ

[KannikaP]

15 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   You can book sets on the Emirates website

 

16 hours ago, NoshowJones said:

I did not know that, but they will notify me about fares as they change. I am going to Scotland next May. I do not want to use KLM as they were a disaster last time and had dreadful food.

Looks like I wll be going with Emirates but I cannot see where you can book seats there.

I regularly fly Emirates, and never book and pay for seat selection. Wait til check in and ask the Checker-In what seats are available. I think you can also do it for free via on-line check in.

[Nick Carter icp]

3 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

 

But if you are on the cheapest fare you have to pay for seat selection.

 

  That is optional . 

You don't have to pay for that 

[OnTheLash]

3 hours ago, KannikaP said:

 

I regularly fly Emirates, and never book and pay for seat selection. Wait til check in and ask the Checker-In what seats are available. I think you can also do it for free via on-line check in.

No Guarantees you will get a seat of your preference. I'd rather pay a relatively small amount for a seat. Its still not guaranteed BTW, read the small print, but 99% of the time you should get the seat you paid for.

[OnTheLash]

On 12/3/2024 at 10:38 AM, NoshowJones said:

Anyone have any experience with Skyscanner for booking flights?

Great for checking flights. Then book direct with the airline. Its better than going through a 3rd party if things go t1ts up.

[OJAS]

7 hours ago, KannikaP said:

I regularly fly Emirates, and never book and pay for seat selection. Wait til check in and ask the Checker-In what seats are available.

 

Is there not a risk of being bumped off a flight without a seat reservation, though, if it is over-booked (which you may only find out about at check-in)? Or are Emirates flights never over-booked?

 

[KannikaP]

8 minutes ago, OJAS said:

 

Is there not a risk of being bumped off a flight without a seat reservation, though, if it is over-booked (which you may only find out about at check-in)? Or are Emirates flights never over-booked?

 

Never happened to me in 15 years. Easier when only one passenger.

[anchadian]

I always fly Emirates.  Went to Cape Town this year.  Booked flights and seats online.

 

Excellent airline.