Air Travel Resources on the Web

General Airline and Airport Information


• Airlines of the Web provides links to online airlines, information on former airlines, tips on finding the best fares, special cyberfares; internet only deals or other short term specials and more.
• You'll also needs easy access to airport codes around the world.
• The Airline information on the Internet FAQ is your first source about the present state of online services, complete with information about the computer reservation systems and airline online systems; with a compendium of Route and Schedule Services and Airlines with Schedule or Booking Information Online.
• Smilin' Jack and Yahoo have links to airlines worldwide. Geocities has a list of airline phone numbers.
• Try Smilin' Jack for links to U.S. and worldwide airport websites.
• The U.S. Department of Transportation maintains on-time statistics for U.S. carriers.
• Flightarrivals.Com offers arrival, departure data; delays, cancellations and airport status.
• SeatGuru is the source for airline seat information - which are quiet, with footroom, etc.

  Discount Flight Information

• The European Travel Network promotes the worldwide use of discounted flights and hotels. They maintain a listing of Online Discount Airfares Worldwide, obtain quotes with a low fare guarantee, and have their own flights discount club.
  
• Ebookers specializes in travel from England. London is often a cheap gateway.
  
• AESU is a discount consolidator that flies from hundreds of U.S. cities to over 180 cities in the world.
  
• Best Fares tracks present special deals and internet offers. Intellitrip searches multiple websites and returns low fare information. Orbitz finds best fares and is backed by the major airlines. Sidestep is a PC application that shops for travel deals; fares, hotels, cars.
  
• High Adventure Travel offers AirTreks, "the premier airfare construction & trip planning tools on the Internet," You can create your own Around-the-World or Circle-Pacific airfare. They have several preset routings or you can build your own.

  Auctions

• At Priceline you specify a desired price and wait to see if an offer is made.

  Regular Airline Internet Specials

  Several airlines post last minute specials that are only available through the internet. Check them for that spur of the moment travel event. Some have registration for regular email updates. Of  course you can access the complete schedules of these airlines from these sites. Search for special deals, some internet only, through Airlines of the Web or Webflyer.

  Scheduled Flights; Quotes and Reservations

  The Apollo, SABRE, Worldspan and Amadeus reservation systems have the widest presence at the present time. You can access them through any number of travel services that provide a link. New users might be advised to try several systems to find the one most suited to your user preferences and destinations. In most cases you can use the on-line options to quickly locate flight options but you may want to go off-line to bargain for the best prices. The airline online FAQ has a section devoted to these services and you might check there for fresh infromation and other sites.

  Some well known booking services include Cheaptickets, Travelocity and TripWeb.