West Jet is now flying to new European destinations (Dublin, Glasgow) via St. John’s, Newfoundland and Halifax, Nova Scotia – and has? offered some great prices for these routes as part of its own promotional launch.
Temple Bar, Dublin
And with airlines like WOW Air and Iceland Air flying out of Canadian and U.S. departure cities, offering discounted flights to Iceland and beyond with extended layovers included at no additional cost, there’s never been a better time to be a traveller! But how do you sort through all the options available to you?
One strategy is to open 15 or so windows on your computer, and search multiple individual airlines and sites. Or, if you are like me, and prefer? a more efficient way to search, you can try an aggregate site that does the work for you. There are several of these? out there, but the one I tried most recently to source a flight to Ft. Myers, Florida, was CheapOAir.
What’s different about CheapOair?
The other thing that is great about CheapOair is that it fully integrates with several airlines, including Air Canada, American Airlines and Spirit (a low-cost US airline), meaning that not only can you book a flight through CheapO, but you can also choose your seats, pay for checked bags, etc at the same time. A lot of other third-party sites don’t allow you to do this, and it can become a bit more of a pain when you want to finalize those details with the airline directly since you have to do it separately.
But ultimately, it all comes down to the numbers sometimes. And I have to say, that after searching for and comparing my Ft. Myers flight with other aggregate sites, and checking directly with the airlines themselves, CheapOair did offer the best price. (something they do guarantee, but it was nice to see it reflected in the actual numbers!)
So if you are the kind of traveller who likes to make the most of their time (and money) on the ground at your destination, not wasting it either looking for – or paying too much for – your flight, you’ll want to add CheapOAir to your list of online booking bookmarks. I certainly have.
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Jane is an award-winning travel writer and photographer and an accredited member of the Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC). In their annual awards competition, TMAC named GrownupTravels.com as the Best Self-Published Travel Blog in 2025 .
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Cheap-O-Air? Never again!!!!
I travel extensively each year. I have been an AC Super Elite Member for 21 years & a Million Mile Member since 2012. At one time, more than 50% of my on-line bookings were done on Cheap-O-Air…until 2014 when I booked flights from Bangkok to Mumbai to Saigon to Hong Kong.
In those days, one needed an Air Ticket to secure a Visitor Visa to India. My Passport had some water damage (happened in 2010 in Italy) & the India Consulate in Vancouver refused to issue a Visa. I had used this very same Passport for two years, travelling to some 20+ countries, without a problem.
I had purchased Insurance with Cheap-O-Air when I bought the ticket which had a value of more than USD $1,000.00. I contacted Cheap-O-Air & they did NOTHING to help secure a refund. I was not looking for the cash but only a credit so that I could book other flights. Cheap-O-Air blamed the airlines. Despite the fact that they acted as an Agent to sell Insurance, they accepted no responsibility at all.
I eventually purchased another ticket, from another On Line Site & have never used Cheap O Air again, nor will I ever do so in the future.
The industry has changed so much in the past few years that unless one is very computer sophisticated, one should expect to be cheated at every step of the way. Despite my 30 years experience, I now book about 50% of my flights on line myself but on my more complicated trips, I have gone back to my old Travel Agent & happily pay her $25.00 – $50.00, depending on the complexity of the trip, to book my flights.
The are no “friends” out there any longer so protect yourself as few others will care or take responsibility for their actions.
You definitely bring up a good point about ‘buyer beware’ and the need for knowing exactly what you are paying for. (Especially when it comes to travel insurance, which many people only give a cursory glance at when they are all excited about booking the trip and not thinking about the downsides.) And in fact, you’re not the only one who has gone ‘back’ to travel agents to help with bookings – it’s a growing trend among millennials, even (probably more for convenience than security).