Calling airline to book flights?

[SwanVT2]

Has anyone had luck getting a less expensive fare by calling an airline directly to book a flight?

 

[Gracie09]

Less expensive than what? If you mean less expensive than booking direct on the website , generally no, in fact some airlines charge you a fee for that.

 

[Dis703]

No. And as pp stated they usually charge a fee to book over the phone so it comes out to be more expensive.

 

[cedricandsophie]

There is often a fee of 25 to 50 to work with a CS rep. I always book online and it's very easy. No wait time for the phine either. For you don't want to do it yourself online than I would rather pay a TA to help. I always check out flights in Expedia or kayak first and then go direct to the airline website to book it. I would never book via one of the online TAs because then you totally lose control of the reservation that way in case something goes wrong

 

[WDWNY]

I know JetBlue has a fee to book on the phone. I'm also extremely paranoid about everything and am scared they will misunderstand me or I won't get a confirmation email and will think of 500 other things that could go wrong so it'd be more stressful that way for me.

 

[gwynne]

Delta eliminated their over the phone ticketing charge in April 2016.
So if OP is considering booking with Delta, it won't cost extra to call Delta and book.