Searching for airline tickets can be stressful, especially if you are unsure whether you got the cheapest available price. Most passengers rarely pay the same price for seats on the same flight. However, spending a little time researching fares can help assure that you have purchased the cheapest tickets available.

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Call the airline you want to fly on directly. Airlines have airfare sales often and can offer you these discounted rates that are not available through other sites. Ask about any special discounts for which you are eligible such as an active-duty military rate or a bereavement rate if you are flying to a funeral.

Be flexible. If your trip dates are not set in stone, consider searching for fares one to three days before or after your originally planned dates. This gives you the option to choose fares that are in less demand and may get you the cheapest fare. Or search for fares at airports that are within an hour or two of your departure or arrival airports. Airlines often fly into smaller airports as well as the large ones due, in large part, to cheaper operating costs. This allows them to charge less for airfare.

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Log onto a site that predicts airfare such as Bing Travel or Airfare Watch Dog. Input your trip information, and it will predicted whether you should go ahead and purchase your tickets because airfare is expected to increase or if you should wait due to the fares possibly being reduced. Keep in mind that the sites will only predict what airfare will do for the next seven days.

Search travel booking websites such as Priceline or Orbitz. Priceline offers you the option to name your own price for airfare. Typically customers can save up to 40 percent off the current price. You simply choose how much you would like to pay, and if your offer is accepted, your tickets are purchased at the reduced rate. Keep in mind, however, that you will not know the airline or exact itinerary until after the tickets are purchased. Orbitz offers a price assurance guarantee. If another customer books the same flight from Orbitz after you do at a lower fare the company sends you a check for the difference.

Sign up for airfare alerts on travel booking websites and with different airlines directly. Input your departure and arrival cities as well as the dates that you want to fly, and when fares fluctuate, you will get an email updating you with the new fare information. Airlines also use this method to alert you to any airfare sales that they are having.