This is innovative, and in this economic climate, much needed. QFly, a Dutch startup, lets you compare cheap tickets from European low-cost airlines to find prices that fit your budget.
Rather than select a destination – although you can do that too – you hand over your budget and QFly will do the leg work.
The site doesn’t sell tickets, it will however provide a list of found flights from over 500 airlines) and direct you to the original site to make your booking. Unfortunately, you will need to re-search on the original site again, because occasionally flight prices change from minute to minute. The good news is that it’s free and Qfly gets paid when click on a partner whose advertisement is marked on Qfly as a sponsored result.
Now, my question is, when do we get this the world over?
Ideally, marketplaces such as QFly would become a broker between airline companies and potential passengers. What if I’d bid 40% off the regular fare on a flight leaving in three hours? Can’t imagine any airline not interested in accepting my bid if the seats are still vacant. I wonder if there are any disadvantages to this line of thought. Can’t imagine no-one else has thought of air ticket bidding.