Rather than being an online travel agent, Skyscanner is basically a search engine designed to show you as many flights at as many prices as it possibly can. If you are looking for low-cost flights to Malaga, you will be spoiled for choice here.
Where is the website located?
You can find the Skyscanner website online at www.skyscanner.net. As soon as you gain access to the main home page, you will see that this is a booking service not quite like the others!
Can I book a flight to Malaga online?
Yes, indeed you can. Input your preferences just once and Skyscanner will direct you to the websites of airlines and travel agents where you simply need to finish off the booking process.
Does the website offer a range of flights to Malaga?
Yes, although not directly. Skyscanner searches airlines and travel sites to show you the most comprehensive range of flights available. This means that you don’t have to hunt through endless websites to find the best prices, and you don’t have to keep inputting the same details time after time. The flights themselves are actually offered by the airlines and travel sites directly and any booking is made with them and not with Skyscanner.
Can I book any other services through the website?
Yes. Using the same functionality, Skyscanner can also find you the best deals on hotels, package holidays, car hire and car parking.
How do I go about booking a flight to Malaga?
Skyscanner’s online service is really simple to use and takes all the leg-work out of finding the best deals. In the search box at the top of the main home page of the site, you will see that the first field that you need to complete is the ‘from’ field. Simply click on the blue arrow inside the box and select your preferred departure location. In the ‘to’ box to the right, again, click on the blue arrow and then scroll down until you find ‘Malaga (AGP)’ and click to insert it into the search field. Click in the ‘depart’ box to bring up a calendar and select your required departure date, check the little box above the ‘return’ field to indicate a return trip and select your desired return date. Finally, click in each of the passenger category boxes and type in the appropriate number of travellers in each category and select the big blue ‘Search’ button.
Starting at around the middle of the next screen, you will then see two boxes, one headed ‘Depart’ and showing your selected departure date, and the other ‘Return’ and your chosen return date. In these boxes, you will find the cheapest flights that Skyscanner can find. The flight times, airline and price are all displayed and all you need to do is browse and select your preferred options. If you need more options, look further down the page and you will find a whole range of alternatives for direct and non-direct flights with either travel agents or airlines.
Assuming, however, that you like the look of the cheaper alternatives, all you need to do is click the little button to the left of the flight times for your outbound and inbound flights and select the big blue ‘Next’ button below. The next screen will then show you your itinerary and under the heading of ‘Book your flights’ will explain any restrictions which may apply to your booking. Immediately below this, your flights will be shown with the total price against a yellow background to the right. As soon as you see the green tick and the words ‘Price is live’ in green below, then click on the blue button which says ‘Book with airline’. This will open up a new window in your browser for the website of the online travel agent or airline operating the flight.
Whichever website Skyscanner connects you to, the details of your selection are carried across and so all you need to do is complete the booking process directly with the agent or airline in the new browser window.
Is the site packed with information?
Yes. Whether you begin your search from the main home page or check out the links to airlines, countries, cities or airports, here you will find probably the most comprehensive lists of flights on the Internet. If you are looking for hotels or packages, you will find instructions that will take you there in a few simple steps.
In conclusion
Simply put, Skyscanner will point you in the direction of a mind-boggling array of flights to Malaga and the cheapest deals available with the minimum input on your part.