Buying flights from third parties on Skyscanner - Safe?

TK Lemon

Mr Lemon and I are thinking about going to Helsinki in late August.

We looked directly on the Finnair website and return flights for the two of us were well over €1000, but if we go onto Skyscanner you can buy flights directly from Finnair for the same price or from a third party for just over €600.

Is there a catch? Would the same EU rights still apply in the event of a cancellation, etc?

TK Lemon

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steve-o

TK Lemon wrote: »

Mr Lemon and I are thinking about going to Helsinki in late August.

We looked directly on the Finnair website and return flights for the two of us were well over €1000, but if we go onto Skyscanner you can buy flights directly from Finnair for the same price or from a third party for just over €600.

Is there a catch? Would the same EU rights still apply in the event of a cancellation, etc?

Some of those third party sites are notorious for quoting fares that don't exist. When you try to book it you might find it suddenly goes up.

Sheep Shagger

If you see a fare you like, check the actual seller out on Tripadvisor and/or TrustPilot.

You are bot buying from skyscanner but the website you are redirected to.

irish_goat

In the current climate, I'd not be booking flights through a 3rd party. Makes things a lot more awkward if you need to go looking for refunds or changes due to cancellation.

Set a price alert too, those flights will go down.

spatchco

stay well clear of this crowd was supposed to fly with them on Patricks day could not get any info about anything baggage ,seating,change of times no refund a right shower: