What is the best way to buy Airplane tickets for me and my Fiance to return to the US after Interview?

[JetaJem 0]

Hi all my fellow VJ members!

In a couple of weeks, I will be flying out to Kosovo on a one way ticket to be with my Fiance for the day of his interview in Macedonia. After he receives his visa, the plan is for us to buy a one way ticket to make the journey home to the US together. My question is for the couples who have already done this, how did you go about this? I am not sure if it is better to walk into an Travel Agency there in Kosovo (which is way more expensive) and ask for 2 one way tickets home, or if I should just book with my credit card online 2 one way tickets home for us on a discounted airline site like Cheap-o-air. We are really broke, and I barely have enough money to make the trip, but my Fiance insists that I be there because he is so scared/nervous/confused on how to finish this whole K1 Process by him self. ANY HELP OR ADVICE I would appreciate. I am quite anxious my self.

[UK-USA-K1 128]

I've never flown to Kosovo so my advice is strictly generic airline flight tips. Please keep this in mind when reading what I have to say here:

First thing I'd do is guesstimate the date now and shop around for your tickets and see what the pricing is. Some airlines have a high flat fee for one way tickets between destinations and can often times be more than a round trip ticket. Other airlines have fairly liberal policies when it comes to one way ticketing.

You can do your shopping at any of the websites that cater to travel and list your necessary airports, but another tip is, once you've used these sites, go check out the individual airline websites and see what rates they are offering for the same flights. Sometimes you can save money doing this, because often, airlines offer the same rate online as they do to these sites and you don't pay the site fee that is automatically added into the fares you see on non-airline sites.

Another tip, goes along with the reason some airlines charge higher fees for one way vs. round trip, and that is you may want to purchase a round trip, then when you are safely at your destination, cancel your return flight. They won't refund any portion of the trip for this, but if it was cheaper than a one-way, it won't matter because you'll have saved some money.

Hopefully these help get you a starting point and maybe some more people will be able to chime in with more advice for you that is better than this and maybe even specific to your destinations.

Best of Luck

[JetaJem 0]

Thank you Thank you!!

What a great response!! That answered every question I have.Thank you for responding in such detail, it is people like you who have been just amazing through out this process!!

I am hoping I can get a response as well in specific with the destination, but so far the experience in the forums regarding Kosovo/Macedonia have been dead.

Thanks Again!