Flying High

There are so many different ways to book air plane tickets, through a Travel Agent, online from the airline, online through a third party, etc.  With so many different outlets of tickets and prices how do you choose the best ticket?  How do you know it is the cheapest ticket?

How did I get over to the United Kingdom - through a lot of conversations and websites we selected Air Canada and Iceland Air.  We booked through the Iceland Air airline website.

Leaving Toronto Pearson Airport, we flew domestically with Air Canada to Halifax.  This flight was an hour and a half in the air.  The bonus of flying to Halifax first is that it is domestic and therefore we were not required to arrive to the airport until 90 minutes before take-off.

After our journey to Halifax, we transfered to an Iceland Air plane and then took off for Iceland.  The journey, although a bit longer than the first flight, totally three hours and forty-five minutes.  Although the flight was not that long, the time change pushed us ahead four hours. 

Once we landed in Iceland, the two hour and forty-five minute layover was long but it gave us time to walk around and be off of an air plane.  Getting back up in the air, Iceland Air took us then to Manchester for two and a half hours with an hour time change.  Landing in Manchester, we collected our baggage and moved forward in our travels to Cleethorpes.

Why did we take such a round-about way of getting across the pond?  Travelling with Iceland Air we were able to have two free checked bags and one carry-on.  The price?  When we flew, it was $655/person (including taxes).  All of the other airline companies allowed one checked bags.  The additional bags varied in price.  After looking at the amount of stuff we wished to bring over with us (although I am sure if required, we would have fit it all into one suitcase), we felt this would be our best choice.

Our next trip we will probably focus on price and let that determine our flight, but to live comfortable with our things from Canada we decided two bags trumped the price of the flight.  Best of luck picking the best flight for you!