How an ‘open-jaw’ flight can save you money this summer

HOLIDAYMAKERS could save money on their trips by travelling with “open-jaw” flights.

With holiday costs on the rise, people are having to become increasingly creative to ensure their vacations remain affordable.

And the open-jaw flight is an interesting method that could not only be cheaper, but might make your holiday more interesting too.

As explained by , an open-jaw flight is “a roundtrip itinerary that arrives in one city but departs from another”. 

The example they provide is a flight from New York to London that then returns to New York from Paris.

Going said: “Open-jaw flights allow travellers to see two destinations in one trip without backtracking to the initial destination to catch their flight home.”

However, there may be financial benefits to the flights, as well as allowing holidaymakers to visit two different destinations in one trip.

Going continue: “Open-jaw flights are not necessarily more expensive than traditional there-and-back roundtrip flights. Some open-jaws might actually be less expensive than a traditional roundtrip.”

Whether or not it’s more affordable will depend on the airlines you’re booking with.

One website that allows passengers to book an open-jaw route is , who list easyJet and British Airways among the best European airlines to fly open-jaw routes with.

They said: “Open jaw flights can be cheaper. However, it’ll depend on the airline that you fly on.

“It may be easier for you to fly with an airline that has a wide selection of routes and destinations.”

Open-jaw routes are also great for cities like London where there are multiple airports.

For example, it may be cheaper to fly from Gatwick, but back into Heathrow, or another airport.

Website has listed some of the best tools for passengers to find the flights, including   and .

They also recommended Google Flights, saying: “Even though you cannot book flights in it like in the previous two, Google Flights quickly offers great combination of flights on your search.”

It’s not the only way Google Flights can help you save money on flights either.

Fox News’ “CyberGuy” Kurt Knutsson explained how to use the platform to avoid paying too much for flights.

In  he said: “There’s an amazing feature on Google that lets you track the prices of flights to anywhere you want to go.

“Go to  and put in the cities you want to travel to and from. Next select your dates of travel and tap ‘search’.”

After scrolling down to look at the price of his flights, Kurt showed how to see if they are either cheap, normal or expensive for the route.

He then revealed how to set up notifications, so that you could find out when the prices of the flight change.

He continued: “You can check if the prices are typical for your trip. If they are on the price scale it shows, then there’s a chance they could drop lower on the scale.

“You get price alerts to receive emails the moment the price of the flight changes. It’s amazing.”

Meanwhile, a money expert revealed how the day you book and the day you fly can impact how expensive your flights are.

And this dad revealed how he keeps costs down on his family holidays.