Vacations in Cancun are very popular. Because it is so popular Air Transat and Sunwing offer weekly charter flights from Calgary to Cancun year round.  Also between November and May daily flights are available with West Jet. You can compare the different airfares and flight times from Calgary on tripcentral.ca’s flight reservations system. If you have questions you can call any tripcentral travel agent.

Your tripcentral travel agent will explore all your options with you, including seat sales and discount airfare. They will give you advice so that your travel experience is based on your departure, budget and comfort needs.  Your experience in Cancun is just as valuable, if not more, than any cheap flights they might find you.  Depending on what your plans and budget are they may recommend a vacation package, or help you create your unique Cancun vacation.

It makes sense to compare airfares between regularly scheduled and charter service. That way you may find cheap flights. It also makes sense to compare vacation packages and all inclusive resorts with any individual travel plans. This way you can get the best prices. You may find that a vacation package or all inclusive resort provides cheaper airfare.

Scheduled Flights:
It is possible to find cheap flights because regularly scheduled airfares are very competitive.  West Jet sometimes offers discount airfare.  Generally the best time to book your airline tickets is between one to four months before your departure date. You want to book early. That way if there are discount airfares being offered you get the deal before it sells out. Also you don’t risk the flight booking up.

There is a myth that cheap airfare is always available at the last minute. It is true that there is a chance there might be seat sales within 30 days of departure.  But if you are waiting for seat sales you risk the flight selling out and missing the departure date you wanted. Also because flights to Cancun can sell out quickly you may find that ticket prices increase instead of decrease. It is a good idea to discuss this with your tripcentral travel agent to find out the best options to have your desired departure date and the lowest airfares.

Flying from Calgary to Cancun at the last minute can be expensive. Usually any cheap flights have already sold out. Airfares offered by Air Transat and Sunwing might be your best option.

Charter Flights:
All year, Air Transat and Sunwing offer weekly flights from Calgary to Cancun. Charter airfare is set months in advance, usually the spring  for the following fall and winter season.  This means that charter airfare does not normally change with demand.  As a result Air Transat and Sunwing may provide cheap flights before any seat sales or discounts.

Anyone can fly charter and take advantage of the discounted airfare. However, most people are booked on charter flights as part their vacation package. Charter flights often reserve seats for people booking vacation packages.  This means you will want to book early as there are usually fewer seats available. If there are unsold seats 30 days before departure there  could be a last minute seat sale. This usually only happens when the seats held for vacation packages have not sold.

Vacation Packages:
Vacation packages can offer cheap flights because they do volume seats with charter airlines. When planning a trip to Cancun you should compare the whole trip, not just the airfare. You want to get the best deals on everything, not only your flight. You can always call a tripcentral.ca’s travel agent to find out all your options. They can help you get what you want whether it is cheap flights or specific vacation locations and activities.

Flying from border cities:
Occasionally cheap flights can be found at border cities. If it is more convenient or less expensive for you to fly out of the border cities you may wish to explore that option.  Just keep in mind any expenses or inconvenience involved with getting to a border city. Savings from cheap flights in border cities may not be real savings once the cost of getting to the different airports is compared.  Discount airfare and seat sales are only valuable if they actually save you money.