Flight Booking - MS In Ireland
Most international students might be flying abroad for the first time. This article gives relevant information on how to go about flight booking to Ireland, if you are doing it on your own.
Flight Booking - MS in Ireland
Most international students might be flying abroad for the first time. This article gives relevant information on how to go about flight booking to Ireland, if you are doing it on your own.
Table of contents
Typical fare: Rs. 35,000 - 50,000
Before You Start
- Before your start with your flight booking, please make a note of the below points.
- Decide on your date of travel to Ireland. You would want to reach there a week/10 days before your orientation classes begin. Choose a weekday to travel- a day between Monday and Friday; your flight fares will be cheaper. Wednesdays are usually the cheapest days to travel.
- Surf online, ask your friends and join social media groups. Make inquiries on the best available flight deals that provide students with the highest baggage allowance.
- Air India Maharaja Scholars' Offer allows in carrying an extra check-in bag (23 kg) for students travelling to Ireland. However, you may need to apply for alternate routes, preferably having a stop-over at London/Birmingham, as this offer is not available for direct flights to Ireland. Confirm with the Air India website for more details.
- Facebook Group Link : Air India Maharaja Scholars Offer: Click Here
- Ensure your credit card/debit card/bank account has a sufficient amount of cash for online payment.
- Check with your University/College for the airport pickup assistance. Confirm if the service can be provided to you on the date and time of your arrival to Ireland.
Required resources
- Passport
- Credit card/Debit card/Internet banking
Step by step guide
- Step I: Assuming you haven’t found any preferred deal, go to this website - Kayak.
- Enter the cities you will be travelling to & from. Select all the options highlighted below. Under the Flexible? tab, select Exact dates as ± 3days.
- Step II: Now, a list of available dates and flights will be visible. The cheapest fares will be marked in green
- Step III: Click on the information shown in green-colour/ with the tag ‘Cheapest’, which indicates the most economical flight fares. Click on View Deal to see more details about the flight. This will redirect to another website (might not be the same one as shown).
- Step IV: If multiple trips are displayed, choose one according to your preference. If not, begin with entering the passenger details and payment information
- Step V: Verify the information entered for your booking and go ahead with the payment.
- Step VI: Once you have completed the payment, you will receive a confirmation to your email, which would contain the payment receipt and your flight booking details. You will also get your e-ticket in the email.
- Step VII: You will be provided with a booking reference number which you can use to access the airlines’ online website (link will be provided in the mail you receive). You can also reschedule/cancel your ticket (if needed) using this portal.
- Step VIII: Online check-in will be on from 24 hours before the scheduled flight. You can complete your check-in online (enter details like personal information, Passport number, etc. and confirm your seat number, meals and baggage) to have a speedy process at the airport.
Useful Tips
- Book your flight tickets at the earliest. The fares will be much economical the earlier you book it.
- Always go for the best baggage allowance services over the flight fare for your first trip. You definitely wouldn’t want to leave out any of your essential things which will support you for at least a year.
- You can get the student offer for flight bookings only once. Take full advantage of this offer.
- If you think that there might be a chance of rescheduling/cancelling your booking, it is recommended to book your tickets on the respective airline's website itself instead of a third party website. It might be a bit of trouble with third party websites to deal with such situations. However, the same process is pretty much simple with the respective airline's website.
- Searching for flights in the incognito/private browsing mode will get you the lowest prices. Depending on the cache and cookies in your browser, the flight prices vary if a particular route is extensively browsed.
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