Free transatlantic kids' flights, when two adults fly

MSE_Jenny

Tues 29 July 2008

What’s the deal?

It's possible to slash the cost of a cost of a family holiday to Canada or the States by over £1,000. Transatlantic budget airline Zoom is giving away free kids’ seats when two adults fly if you book before Thursday 31 July (taxes & charges still apply).

The offer’s valid on all its routes, which include London to New York, Cardiff to Vancouver, and Manchester to Toronto.

How does this compare

As an example, I searched for return flights from Manchester to Toronto, for two adults and two kids, in October. The cheapest price for the whole family on any other airline cost £2,435 all-in. Under Zoom’s special offer, it was only £1,377 – a saving of £1,058.

Alternatively, family flights from London to New York cost £1,080 under the offer, compared with £1,433 elsewhere (its less because most of the cost is taxes and charges, which aren't included in the free flight)

There are no date restrictions, so you can travel as far in the future as you like; as long as the schedule’s released. It's also worth checking the flight flys direct, as the plane may make a stop along the way.

To qualify for the deal, flights must be returns and at least two adults need to travel. A maximum of two kids get a free ride and they must be 17 or under when travelling.

How to find the very cheapest flights

Either go to Zoom directly or use The FlightChecker which speedily tells you when to go away to get the ultimate cheap budget airline prices. As Zoom is one of the budget airlines it searches, simply enter a range of travel dates (e.g. October to April) a destination (Bermuda or New York) and the maximum price you're willing to pay including taxes and charges (e.g. £150) and it'll find when you need to go to grab the cheapest flights.

Then once you've found the flights

• Step 1: Enter promotional code Children2008 which you can find on the homepage of Zoom's website so check there to see its still running. Look for the orange bar!
• Step 2: Select your inbound and outbound return flights.
• Select seats. If you want to select seats before you fly, additional charges apply; these are from £7.50, depending on where you sit.
• Step 3: Click through to “Itinerary” and the system should automatically deduct the price of the kids’ flights. You still have to pay taxes and charges.

Always check it against other deals

Don't assume this will always work out cheapest; use the tips in the Cheap Flights guide to see if you can get the flight cheaper elsewhere. If you spot any cheaper flights, please post below.

Thanks to sonofmatrix below for the top spot. This post was inserted so we could give MoneySavers the full lowdown.

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sonofmatrix

Free children’s seats on all routes for children under 18 taxes and fees apply they are a Canadian Airline and fly to Toronto and Vancouver amongst other cities. I booked 2 adult tickets to Vancouver and got the 2 children free had about a discount of £884 its worth checking out if you fancy Canada. Offer ends 31 July 2008 and the promotion code is Children2008. Good Luck!!

5 tickets cost me Manchester to Vancouver return 3 Adults 2 children Total Amount £2773.00 with Promotion

5 tickets cost me Manchester to Vancouver return 3 Adults 2 children Total Amount £3657.00 without Promotion

A saving of £884.00

http://www.flyzoom.com/index.cfm?lang=EN&country=UK

Jazzy_B

Already posted here

Forgetful

must say very expensive tickets to Vancouver!!!!
First class???

norjen

sonofmatrix wrote: »

Free children’s seats on all routes for children under 18 taxes and fees apply they are a Canadian Airline and fly to Toronto and Vancouver amongst other cities. I booked 2 adult tickets to Vancouver and got the 2 children free had about a discount of £884 its worth checking out if you fancy Canada. Offer ends 31 July 2008 and the promotion code is Children2008. Good Luck!!

5 tickets cost me Manchester to Vancouver return 3 Adults 2 children Total Amount £2773.00 with Promotion

5 tickets cost me Manchester to Vancouver return 3 Adults 2 children Total Amount £3657.00 without Promotion


A saving of £884.00

http://www.flyzoom.com/index.cfm?lang=EN&country=UK

Can I ask when you are travelling. I'm trying to book for August and I get a message that it is not available for this promotion.Thanks

sonofmatrix

We are flying 30 july to 14 august from manchester you must put in the promotion code on the first screen look for orange icon/tab top left hand corner once thats accepted you put the rest of your details in and before you pay with your card it will show you quite clearly your discounts. Hope that helps!!

http://www.flyzoom.com/index.cfm?lang=EN&country=UK

code is children2008:j

norjen

I'm kicking myself now cause I booked sometime in March and paid around £500 more with 2 children. Thanks for the post anyway.

zarjaz_2

Just used this children2008 code to book flights to Calgary at Christmas. We saved £816, bringing the price for 2 adults and 2 children down to £2100 from £2900!

I only looked for a code when I noticed that the Zoom booking system had a space for a "Promo Code". Lucky me! :j

bollywood_rani

Has anyone flown with Zoom before ? What are they like as an airline ? I would like to go to Toronto with my family this August (we are 2 adults and 3 kids aged 12, 9 and 7, so the eldest is deemed an adult, so we would need seats for 3 adults and 2 kids) and the kids going 'free' is very tempting. I realise the offer ends in a few days, so any feedback would be great before we book. Thanks !

Crabman

bollywood_rani wrote: »

Has anyone flown with Zoom before ? What are they like as an airline ? I would like to go to Toronto with my family this August (we are 2 adults and 3 kids aged 12, 9 and 7, so the eldest is deemed an adult, so we would need seats for 3 adults and 2 kids) and the kids going 'free' is very tempting. I realise the offer ends in a few days, so any feedback would be great before we book. Thanks !

One account here, or search the travel board for "zoom" which should return a few threads

bollywood_rani

Thanks so much Crabman. Reading the reviews looks like Zoom are fine, but might be worth upgrading to Premium Economy. Will let you know if we do book/go with them (have to sort out all the annual leave dates, etc now). Thanks again