In order not to drag out the introduction, let us move on to a more detailed examination of the booking process. For better understanding, we will do this using the example of specific sites that provide us with the booking opportunity. Namely: fly.kiev.ua, rossiya-airlines.com and ifly.ua.
Which one is better to use? On which site can you book tickets as quickly as possible, and most importantly, at reasonable prices? We can get answers to these and many other questions only by making a comparison.
If your goal is to save money and you do not urgently need to fly somewhere, the optimal option is to book tickets on weekdays: Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. When buying round-trip tickets, the cost will be significantly lower than a one-way flight.
Let us set a very specific situation. Suppose we need to fly on the route Kyiv – Saint Petersburg – Kyiv. On January 18, 2013 we depart from Kyiv, and on January 24 we return back, i.e., departure from the city on the Neva. Great, that is settled.
Let us start, perhaps, with fly.kiev.ua. The site appeared back in 2008 and provides an excellent opportunity to make an online booking at reasonable prices. Its main features are:
– low cost of air tickets when departing from Kyiv;
– there are several payment methods: cash, bank card, using electronic payment systems (for example, Webmoney);
– tickets can be booked in several ways: independently or with the help of consultants working on this site;
– a convenient and simple interface that will be understandable even for beginners, inexperienced users.
By using the services of this site, you are guaranteed to have tickets for the desired flight, and most importantly, the booking process itself does not take much time. As for the cost: for 1 adult, a ticket Kyiv – Saint Petersburg – Kyiv will cost 2644 hryvnias (or just under 10 thousand rubles).
The next web resource that provides similar services is rossiya-airlines.com. This is the official website of the Rossiya airline, which positions itself as reliable, through which you can order tickets for a flight at a convenient time without queuing. There are no significant differences in the interface; it can confidently be called just as simple and understandable for everyone.
However, the cost of tickets for the route we chose Kyiv – Saint Petersburg – Kyiv will differ significantly. A round-trip flight for 1 adult costs about 15,000 rubles. That is approximately 1.5 times more expensive than when ordering on fly.kiev.ua. Draw your own conclusions.
At the end of our review, we will consider the website ifly.ua. This online resource has existed relatively recently, but has already proven itself as one of the most reliable sites for booking air tickets, and most importantly at reasonable prices. By the way, you will find out how true this is (airfare prices) very soon.
And now we will tell you more about the booking features. There are several payment methods: using bank cards (VISA, MasterCard and others), using the Webmoney system, as well as cash without commission.
The ticket booking process is not particularly special and happens as follows: first, you need to specify the departure point and arrival point, select the date and indicate the number of people. Finally, click 'search', wait a few seconds and get specific results.
The airfare for the route Kyiv – Saint Petersburg – Kyiv for 1 adult is 2634 hryvnias (or just under 10 thousand rubles). Actually, the prices differ little from those indicated on the fly.kiev.ua website.
In conclusion of our review, we should summarize. Booking air tickets online is not a complicated process, so it will be feasible even for inexperienced users or elderly people. We compared three sites: fly.kiev.ua, rossiya-airlines.com and ifly.ua and figured out the advantages and features of each.
Generally speaking, they are all very similar: both in terms of interface and payment methods. The only most obvious difference is the prices. Now we can confidently say that air tickets booked on the rossiya-airlines.com website will be much more expensive. In any case, the choice is yours.
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