If you are considering an All-Inclusive resort vacation, air travel will play a major role in the cost and convenience of the vacation. Many of the advertised deals that you see with the cost of air included are packaged as non-stop charter flights. These are special flights put together by the All-Inclusive resort retailers to sell as part of their packages. They are generally contracted with economy airlines with the major advantage of a non-stop flight. You may experience some delays as these smaller airlines don’t have the resources to substitute jets when a delay with an aircraft is expected. But the overall flight time is still better than a multi-stop flight. The prices for these seats are constant, so the suppliers can advertise pricing based on that. Realize that these charters are only available during certain times of year and departure cities are limited, but you will get your best pricing using them.
The major airlines like Delta, American Airlines and United all have packages too, but you may not get the non-stop convenience. Their prices can also be competitive due to their large market share of flights and therefore, can negotiate reduced pricing with the resorts. You may have multiple stops, but these major airlines can better accommodate delay issues to get you to your final destination. If you are traveling with non-airline package suppliers on dates that have no charter availability, your flight will be packaged using one of the major airlines. Since flight prices change on a daily basis, the package prices will constantly change. This will also be the case if your book your package through the major airlines. So, when you see those great advertised prices, keep in mind you, they will generally apply to limited travel dates and departure cities.