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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Reading the Fine Print for Cheap Flight Deals



Every deal does have some end objective. Smart companies offer deals sugar-coated in such a magnificent way that one is not able to fathom the objectives of the companies for deals. Rather, the focus is on the sweetness of the deal, that is, what benefit is provided by the company. Airlines also offer deals, in one way or the other, with some ultimate objective in mind. To achieve the pointed objectives, deals often come with terms and conditions. It is important to read through these terms and conditions. Why?

Well, when reading through these terms and conditions, you come to know the following about the cheap flight deals:

  1. Type of deal- Whether this is a flat discount or a percentage discount? Whether this is just for flight ticket reservations, or also for other travel products such as hotels and vacations?
  2. The travel and booking period limitations- When the deals pertain to flights, it often bound by time limits. There could be time limits for booking the tickets as well as for the travel period. This limits the scope of time for availing the deal.
  3. Eligibility criteria for availing it- For whom does it apply? Is it open to only frequent flyers, or to people of certain age groups, or there are some other parameters which define eligibility of availing the deal.
The crafting of deal depends on what needs to be achieved. If the airlines are not very clear on what needs to be achieved, the deal would either over-deliver or under-deliver. Under-delivery of deal keeps achievement short of stated objective and over-delivery means passing more than warranted benefits to the target audience. There have been times when the companies have lost more than what they have gained due to over-delivery.

Another point to be noted is that in the backdrop of online medium where these deals are generally provided, there needs to be suitable technical support which would make this feasible. So, if there are some rules which need to be applied for the deal to be made workable, the same shall be feasible technically.


The importance of reading these terms and conditions is to know whether you are eligible to make use of it or not and to what extent. Failure to do so might lead to disappointment.

Friday, September 13, 2019

Identifying the Flight Booking Websites for Making Reservations



On the face of it, every flight booking website looks same. It will have a search and booking engine which is used for finding the flights. Then, websites may or may not have an online payment gateway to facilitate online booking. Those sites which do not facilitate the online booking, do provide either the contact form or the phone number so that the people can call them for flight ticket reservations. This is the normal way in which the websites relating to airline ticketing function. So, how will you identify a website which is good for you?

First thing to note is the airfares offered by flight booking website. You would certainly like to go with the one which regularly and consistently provides cheapest fares.

Second important point is the deals offered by the site. If the deals offered are really good and these are provided quite frequently, then this site could be the best suited for your travel needs.

Third factor which plays a role is that of understanding the business model of the website. Some sites are meant to deliver the cheapest fares and these clearly outline the risk factors associated with it. 

You can lay hands on cheap fares using these sites. To know precisely what the site is offering, you need to check its organizational profile and history of operations. This information also helps in identification of the right site.

Fourth factor is of ancillary charges which are levied by the website. These are related to ticket cancellations, changes to itinerary and other such matters. Quite naturally, the website which charges the lowest and has a clear policy are preferred by the passengers. This does require reading through the relevant sections of the site.


Fifth factor is of the additional useful features offered by the airline. This could be lowest fare calendars, seeking newsletter preferences, providing fare alert notifications facility, push notifications, saving search histories and historical booking records. These features provides unmatched customer satisfaction. These add-ons could make a site leap over the others.
Similarly, there could be other considerations which guide people to select a flight booking website in place of another.

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Will Solar Powered Planes Just Remain Technology Demonstrators?


Solar Impulse is credited with successful experimentation of the solar-powered planes. Till date, they have developed two prototypes of the solar planes and flown some distance. The plane is a small one with one or two seats and it has flown a remarkable more than 26 hours of intercontinental flight. The plane makes use of the solar panel chips which are used to power it. 

Now, with just single seat, it can be said to be nothing more than a technology demonstrator. The only thing that it has been able to successfully establish is that it is possible to fly using solar energy.
However, while it is a fact that the solar energy can generate a good amount of energy using these solar panels but it is the efficiency of usage of these cells which is the major problem. 

The efficiency with which these panels use solar energy is very less which severely limits the scope of using it. To cite an example, the efficiency level is just 12% which means that if 50000 watts of solar energy is directed on the panels, only about 6000 watts of energy could be created. This needs to be increased significantly and this is nowhere near the desirable mark.

There are two basic ways to generate more power. First is to have more solar panels. Second is to increase the efficiency of these panels. The latter seems a desirable thing to do but is not possible without significant technological improvements. 

The fossil fuels are rather limited and these are also the major cause of pollution. Alternative sources of energy in the form of solar energy can be effective replacements but only on the condition that suitable technology needs to be developed which can enable in efficient harnessing of the solar energy.

So, the question actually is when this technology can be expected to be developed? Will this be developed before certain other alternative fuels which are new and far better than even solar energy? Since man has reached this stage, the next stage can also surely be reached in near future. Aviation is certainly going to change in such a way that the present one will look primitive in future.