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Old Jan 28th, 2008, 05:05 PM
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Does Malev airlines ever have fare sales?

I'm looking for a flight from Budapest to Rome, and it appears that the only ones that won't shunt me through Brussels (and waste my day) are offered by Malev or Wizzair. I'm not sure about Wizzair's reputation- I've heard some crappy things about them, so I'm focusing on Malev. Prices are currently higher than I'd like, but I don't know if I should count on a fare sale from Malev or anything? Any experience with them and sales? Thanks in advance!
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Old Jan 28th, 2008, 05:36 PM
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I monitored Malev for several months a couple years ago, and the price did not budge, so I ended up traveling with them. They had 3-tier pricing and of course sold out of the cheapest while I waited around.

I considered using Wizzair to Poland but their days and times were inconvenient, like 11:30 at night and 4 in the morning. I did fly SkyEurope, a Slovakian airline, and that was fine.

Have fun on your trip.
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Old Jan 29th, 2008, 04:59 PM
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Thanks for your reply. I checked SkyEurope, but they don't fly from Budapest, so I guess I'll stick with the WizzAir or Malev flights.
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When are you looking to go? Alitalia starts flights March 30th. That is another alternative to check out.
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Old Jan 29th, 2008, 06:47 PM
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I'm looking at flying May 18th. I'd heard that Alitalia was having some financial difficulties- is that all cleared up now that you know of?
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Air France-KLM have been in talks to buy the airline for several months now. Alitalia has had financial problems for a number of years. That being said I personally wouldn't hesitate buying a ticket from them if they have a reasonable price. I last flew on AZ in May.
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Hi, I found a super useful site for this type of airline dilemma. It's called www.harefares.com and I just checked your route from Budapest to Rome and it returned 5 different airlines (3 of which have already been mentioned); the other two are germanwings and tuifly. Hope that helps.
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Old Jan 30th, 2008, 06:47 PM
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Thanks for the responses. That website was very good, but unfortunately some of the airlines no longer have routes from Budapest to Rome. However, thanks for looking it up for me!
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