Help booking a flight

[Passacaglia]

I'm trying to book a flight from Detroit to Phoenix, but I'm pretty flexible about when the flights are. Here are my criteria:

Departure after March 16.
Arrival one week (roughly) after departure.
Arrival before April 7.

I figure with all these options, I can get a pretty cheap deal. However, do I really have to search every date to get the best deal? I thought about just calling an airline or a travel agent, but I figured there might be some way I can book it online. Any ideas?

[johnnyshaka]

Expedia?

[Lathum]

kayak is good

[Lathum]

I'm trying to book a flight from Detroit to Phoenix, but I'm pretty flexible about when the flights are. Here are my criteria:

Departure after March 16.
Arrival one week (roughly) after departure.
Arrival before April 7.



ok, the criteria confuses me.

[Butter]

Looks pretty clear to me, Lathum.

He wants to take a one week plane flight from Detroit to Phoenix.

[George]

Try Orbitz http://www.orbitz.com. Click "Flexible dates" on the left-center side of the home page, and you can enter your criteria.

EDIT: I think Option 3 on the flexible-dates page is what you need.

[Lathum]

Looks pretty clear to me, Lathum.

He wants to take a one week plane flight from Detroit to Phoenix.

the whole arrive one week after departure confuses me. Does he plan on being on this plane for a week?

[Butter]

the whole arrive one week after departure confuses me. Does he plan on being on this plane for a week?

Yes and no. It's all so very clear.

[finketr]

Looks pretty clear to me, Lathum.

He wants to take a one week plane flight from Detroit to Phoenix.

this is what kept coming out of my brain. :)

I imagine Passacaglia wants to go to Phoenix for one week and travel not before March 16 and return to Detroit before April 7


which means depart Detroit from March 16->March 31.

i gues.

[rkmsuf]

www.jbmagicair.com

[cthomer5000]

The weeklong flight is probably going to the toughest part of this to find.

[Lathum]

The weeklong flight is probably going to the toughest part of this to find.

am I crazy or does anyone else read it like that?

[Lathum]

http://www.orbitz.com/App/ViewFlightSearchResults?retrieveParams=true&z=4e29&r=cu&z=4e2b&r=cw&lastPage=interstitial

[rkmsuf]

don't get up during the in air refueling

[Coffee Warlord]

am I crazy or does anyone else read it like that?

I read it the same way.

[Passacaglia]

I thought the fact that it was round trip was assumed.

[rkmsuf]

I thought the fact that it was round trip was assumed.

So you aren't stopping in Phoenix?

[Pumpy Tudors]

book one flight to phoenix and if it takes less than a week, book two flight back to detroit. if that less than a week, book four more flight back to phoenix. if you have not been in the air for a week, maybe air travel not right for you.

[Pumpy Tudors]

thats why expedia is broke

[heybrad]

I was confused by the title alone. I thought we could now randomly ask FOFC'ers to be our secretaries. I almost posted a "Get me some coffee" thread.

[sterlingice]

www.jbmagicair.com (http://www.jbmagicair.com)

But... but... but... it doesn't work!

EDIT: oh, and hey, brad

SI

[Farrah Whitworth-Rahn]

May I be completely nosey and ask what you're doing in my neck of the woods Pass? Will there be a "Meet a Pass" thread?

[Izulde]

As long as we're throwing sites out there, try travelocity.com

[Passacaglia]

May I be completely nosey and ask what you're doing in my neck of the woods Pass? Will there be a "Meet a Pass" thread?

Unfortunately, no -- the flight was for my father-in-law. And lurker booked the flight herself yesterday, so all my "work" (i.e. a half-hearted search of a couple web sites, and a post on FOFC) was all for naught.

[Farrah Whitworth-Rahn]

Oh bummer. Well, Father In Law will have a nice time here, that's a beautiful time of year. It's so lovely.

[Lathum]

Oh bummer. Well, Father In Law will have a nice time here, that's a beautiful time of year. It's so lovely.

to bad he'll be on a plane the whole week

[Passacaglia]

to bad he'll be on a plane the whole week

No -- lurker booked the flight, not me.

[Butter]

I wonder what kind of meal service he'll get that week he's in the air?

Like, maybe a dinner and 2 snacks? And 1 free soda? They only have so much room in the galley. Pack some food, Pass's father in law!

[cthomer5000]

I think it would be military rations. It's going to have to last you, so they'll probably be some really high-calorie meals. There will probably also have to be some sort of water recycling system on board to make sure everyone doesn't die of hydration before landing.

Also, they'll probably have to bring some lemons and limes along to avoid scurvy.

[Passacaglia]

The good thing about a week-long flight, though, is that any jet lag becomes insignificant.

[Pyser]

kayak is the best ive found. they search each airline individually, as well as orbitz and cheaptickets and all those. and can search for flights around your dates too, if you are flexible.

but they dont have flights that keep you in the air a week. yet.

[albionmoonlight]

www.sidestep.com (http://www.sidestep.com) is another good site.

[lungs]

I'll be in Phoenix Mar. 14-18. Where's the best burrito in town?

[mckerney]

But... but... but... it doesn't work!

EDIT: oh, and hey, brad

SI

Since the last plane crashed, this time we need to send two planes. If both those crash, we need to send four. What are the odds the flights will crash 3 times in a row?

[SnDvls]

are you coming out for the West Regional on March 27th & 29th of the NCAA tournament?

[SnDvls]

I'll be in Phoenix Mar. 14-18. Where's the best burrito in town?

not the best burrito but the Pink Taco in Scottsdale isn't bad

[Alan T]

Now it all makes sense... it was for your father-in-law.

I'm actually interested in booking a plane ticket for my mother-in-law.. but would like her to stay on the plane for a few years.. where should I look for that?

[Lathum]

Now it all makes sense... it was for your father-in-law.

I'm actually interested in booking a plane ticket for my mother-in-law.. but would like her to stay on the plane for a few years.. where should I look for that?

Oceanic?