Airline Single People Travel Eslpod Aggregators Websites Page

In the past, people worked with "travel agents" (people whose job is to help others plan their trips) to purchase "airline tickets" (tickets to fly on a plane). Then, with the "advent" (arrival and growth) of the Internet, people began to buy their own tickets directly from airline websites. Today, many people prefer to use "airline aggregators," or companies and websites that collect travel information from many different airlines and display the "results" (what was found in an electronic search) on a single web page for easy "comparison" (observations about which flight is better or cheaper than other flights).

Consumers can use a single airline aggregator to identify the best "route" (where and when one will fly) and price for their desired "itinerary" (travel plans, including where one plans to go and when), rather than visiting the websites of many different airlines, which can be too "time consuming" (requiring a lot of time). Seeing the results from multiple airlines on a single page "simplifies" (makes easier) comparisons.

One of the disadvantages of the airline aggregators is that they often combine flights from multiple airlines. This can be good for consumers if it results in a lower price. However, if the first flight is delayed and the traveler misses the second flight, that second airline may not offer an alternative flight. Or, if it does, it might charge a very high fee. In contrast, when both flights are offered through a single airline, that airline will typically take responsibility for any delay and offer to "re-route" (schedule with different travel plans) the passenger as needed to get him or her to the "final destination" (where one wants to go) as quickly as possible.