I saved
$200, or
33% of the lowest possible price of my
airline tickets for my last vacation by buying through Priceline.
First, I exhaustively
searched for the going airfares and routes. Then,
prepared with that info, I went to Priceline and started bidding. I had middle seats, but exactly the
flights I wanted.
I then lucked out with American Airlines. Supposedly, the tickets are non-
changeable. I extended my vacation by a week, and called AA to let them know. The really, really
wonderful AA agent let me make the change for $75.00 (it should have been impossible, and standard tickets are $150 change fee for international, too!).
So, if you
know what you are buying and are
prepared to buy it, I'd have to say that Priceline is a
good deal.
PS - Prop airplanes are more aerodynamic then jets. If they loose engines, they'll gently glide to the ground. A jet, on the other hand, will fall like a rock.