Zest Airways Philippines: Offers Cheapest Air Fares

Are you looking for Cheap or low budget domestic air flights in the Philippines? I had found one and certainly affordable.

I used to be boarding with Cebu Pacific when it comes to Domestic Flights. However, I needed to find other flight options, which my companions requested to board with the cheapest air flight and I found Zest Air Philippines.

Indeed, the air fare flights are cheap and affordable. At first, a round trip ticket to Puerto Princesa, Palawan costs around Php. 3,500, but the Zest Airways has a Wednesday promo giving a discount when you book online. Surprisingly, we were able to get a round trip ticket for only Php. 2,407.00 + Php. 200.00 terminal fee. That was of course a cheap price compared to the regular fare which is more than Php. 3,500.00 and more than Php. 4,000.00 in Cebu Pacific.

Of course, air fares vary depending on the time and the features. So far, we got the cheapest ever and that was what matters. The drawback with Zest Airways though is the delay flight. Our departure time was supposed to be 7:40 AM, but it was moved to 8:40 AM. The same when we are coming back to Manila from Puerto Princesa, Palawan, which the supposed time was 5:40 PM and was moved to 6:10 PM. 

Other than that is tolerable. I mean, if you have to compare Cebu Pacific to Zest Air, the former is of course better, but if cheap air fare is what you are looking for domestic flights, Zest Air is an option. 

Go for online booking because air fares can still vary. If you are lucky enough to get a promo slot, that is a great deal. You can also choose to book every Wednesday as early as possible which you can also avail a discount fare.

Continental Airlines - The Cheapest Way to Fly International

There are at least five different airlines to choose from when flying internationally from the Midwest to Central America. I’ve always checked the five of them before booking my flights and 9 out of 10 times the lowest price has been on Continental Airlines. My husband and I are frequent flyers and really need to save the most that we can when buying our tickets. I personally do not use any website like Kayak or Expedia, all they do is search different airlines at the same time. Based on my experience the lowest price has always been between Continental and Delta Airlines.

To give you an idea in the last 2 years the lowest ticket we were able to see was $241.00 roundtrip for one person. We didn’t purchase that day and when we checked a few days after it had gone up to $381.00 which is still pretty cheap for a 2,000 mile plane ride. Compare that to the $927.00 price for a TACA ticket (which people jokingly have nicknamed it “Take A Chance Airline”) or the $545.00 price for a Delta ticket.

Another thing we really like about Continental is the convenience in their schedule. We usually like taking the early flight that leaves at 5:45AM that way we find ourselves in Central America before noon time. The layover is in Houston which is a very organized airport compared to others like Miami International Airport. Layover time is very decent usually between 54 minutes to 2 hours. If you take Delta your layover will be in Atlanta which is pretty decent too, however the layovers aren’t so nice all the time; moreover there are specific days that Delta does not fly to Central America making harder for you to schedule your trip. If you take American Airlines your layover will be in Miami which like I said I do not like. The airport is huge and always mobbed. For some reason things take a lot longer here than in Houston. With TACA the prices are always so high, I really don’t know how people can buy their tickets at $500 and up (I’ve seen tickets go up to more than a $1,000) when there are cheaper airlines out there. The only positive thing about it is that it is the only one to have a direct flight to El Salvador, but if you’re going to any other country in Central America you might as well pick Continental and have your layover in Houston.

Spirit Airlines also offers this connection, it makes a stop in Fort Lauderdale and the prices round the $400 as well. It’s one of those airlines that advertise their cheap tickets however I still have not seen their ticket be cheaper than Continental. Besides that we’ve heard stories from our friends how they get stranded in other airports due to the inefficacy of Spirit. With Continental we have ALWAYS had on time flights, delays have not been greater than 30 minutes and they are not frequent.

Continental also offers the One Pass which is a way for you to build up your miles. We were able to use this already and got a full round trip thanks to the number of miles we had accumulated.

As you can see we’re pretty loyal to Continental and that is thanks to their price, their punctuality, and their flight schedule. It is indeed the cheapest and simply the best way to travel internationally.