The practice of electronic ticketing has led to a large number of airline passengers buying their tickets online. Ultra low cost carriers give you an incentive to book flights. In this post, I want to show you how you can save money by buying Allegiant Air tickets at the airport.
One of the largest ultra low cost carriers in the United States is Allegiant Air. If you don't go out of your way to fly Allegiant, you'll find yourself in a situation where they have the most convenient flight.
The electronic carrier usage charge is $22 per passenger per segment, which is what Allegiant Air typically has. This applies to all reservations made through Allegiant.
Unless you pay close attention, you won't notice the fee. You can take the below flight fromPIE to F NT. You can see a breakdown of the $84 fare on the last page, but there is a $22 carrier usage charge.
You have to pay the fee if you book your ticket through Allegiant. If you book at any Allegiant airport ticket counter you won't have to pay the carrier usage charge.
Allegiant doesn't want you to be able to book at the airport. There are times when you can buy tickets at the airport. On certain days of the week, there is a one hour period where you can purchase airport tickets.
If you are traveling as a larger group, booking multiple tickets may add up and save you money.
Allegiant hides the fact that you can book your flights at the airport. You can see the following listed on Allegiant's FAQ.
Can we purchase our tickets at the airport?
Travelers are advised to book in advance through the Allegiant Air Web site or customer call center. Airline tickets for same day travel may be purchased at the airport ticket counter based on availability. Airport ticket counter hours are limited and vary by location.
If you are traveling the same day, you don't have to make a reservation. Allegiant's logic doesn't add up The airline says it will only sell you tickets at the airport for an hour after the flight leaves, but also that you can book at the airport for the same day.
It is possible to save money by booking your Allegiant tickets at the airport. Taxes come down to it.
The airlines have to pay excise taxes on airfare, but not on optional fees. There needs to be a way to avoid paying the optional fee. Since you can avoid it, Allegiant doesn't have to pay taxes on theCarrier Usage Charge portion of the ticket cost.
Allegiant doesn't want to make it easy or lucrative to avoid paying this fee so they only allow you to avoid it by booking at the airport.
Ultra low cost carriers have similar made up charges that make up a large portion of the airfare in order to reduce the taxes they have to pay. Allegiant is saving 2.5% of $22. How many tickets Allegiant sells adds up to the tax savings.
You can save money if you purchase your Allegiant tickets at the airport. You won't have to pay the carrier usage charge as this will save you $22 per person per segment.
You have to time your trip to the airport because Allegiant only allows reservations for one hour after a flight leaves. It is probably not worth going to the airport to save $22 if you are booking multiple tickets.
Have you ever been to the airport?
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