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I've easily bought flights Rio-SP and to Iguaza with Expedia. Using airline's website is always a bad idea, anywhere. From broken JS to 500 web server, they jus

by homakov 10y ago

I've easily bought flights Rio-SP and to Iguaza with Expedia. Using airline's website is always a bad idea, anywhere. From broken JS to 500 web server, they just suck. Always use proper aggregator.

alister 10y ago
Oh, I beg to differ. Although airline websites are frequently awful, I always prefer to avoid a middleman if I can. There are things that can go wrong between an aggregator and the merchant. More than once in Brazil I've seen a guest arguing at the check-in counter of a hotel -- he's showing a printout of his payment through an aggregator and the hotel manager is saying that they never got the payment and that if he wants to stay, he'll have to pay again and take up the problem with the aggregator himself.
- homakov 10y ago
  Airlines aren't like hotels. Aggregation systems are very mature and I never ever heard someone booking and not being able to fly. Plus the price is nearly the same. Plus you don't need to expose your CC to local airline website full of holes.
raverbashing 10y ago
If you trust the aggregator, sure But I'd avoid the middleman if possible. Especially for flights
- homakov 10y ago
  Especially for flights aggregators are awesome. Same nice UI, secure CC processing, such a time saver.
  - raverbashing 10y ago
    Until you have to change your flight then the company will tell you to talk to the aggregator, not them.
    - literallycancer 10y ago
      This would never happen in Europe. If it happens in your part of the world, the regulator really needs to sort the airlines out.
      - raverbashing 10y ago
        It happens everywhere https://norwegian.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/524/~/how-do-i-change-a-flight-booked-with-a-travel-agency%3F https://norwegian.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/524/~...
Semaphor 10y ago
While I love expedia, for my recent trip it was cheaper to book directly via emirates (it helps that emirates has a better site than expedia).
- homakov 10y ago
  Emirates is most profitable airline ever... special case :)

by homakov 10y ago

I've easily bought flights Rio-SP and to Iguaza with Expedia. Using airline's website is always a bad idea, anywhere. From broken JS to 500 web server, they just suck. Always use proper aggregator.

alister 10y ago

Oh, I beg to differ. Although airline websites are frequently awful, I always prefer to avoid a middleman if I can. There are things that can go wrong between an aggregator and the merchant. More than once in Brazil I've seen a guest arguing at the check-in counter of a hotel -- he's showing a printout of his payment through an aggregator and the hotel manager is saying that they never got the payment and that if he wants to stay, he'll have to pay again and take up the problem with the aggregator himself.

homakov 10y ago
Airlines aren't like hotels. Aggregation systems are very mature and I never ever heard someone booking and not being able to fly. Plus the price is nearly the same. Plus you don't need to expose your CC to local airline website full of holes.

raverbashing 10y ago

If you trust the aggregator, sure But I'd avoid the middleman if possible. Especially for flights

homakov 10y ago
Especially for flights aggregators are awesome. Same nice UI, secure CC processing, such a time saver.
- raverbashing 10y ago
  Until you have to change your flight then the company will tell you to talk to the aggregator, not them.
  - literallycancer 10y ago
    This would never happen in Europe. If it happens in your part of the world, the regulator really needs to sort the airlines out.
    - raverbashing 10y ago
      It happens everywhere https://norwegian.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/524/~/how-do-i-change-a-flight-booked-with-a-travel-agency%3F https://norwegian.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/524/~...

Semaphor 10y ago

While I love expedia, for my recent trip it was cheaper to book directly via emirates (it helps that emirates has a better site than expedia).

homakov 10y ago
Emirates is most profitable airline ever... special case :)