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To fly domestically I check all of the airline's websites themselves. 
The fare that you can get from the airline's website will be a few 
dollars cheaper than what you can get from those travel sites, since 
you are cutting out their service fees. The domestic airlines serving 
RDU that I can remember off the top of my head are:

American  http://www.aa.com
Continental  http://www.continental.com
Delta  http://www.delta.com
Northwest  http://www.nwa.com
United  http://www.united.com
US Airways  htp://www.usairways.com
Airtran  http://www.airtran.com
JetBlue  http://www.jetblue.com
Southwest  http://www.southwest.com
Express Jet  http://www.xjet.com
Midwest  http://www.midwestairlines.com

For international flights originating from the US I have had better 
luck with Orbitz (http://www.orbitz.com). Using Orbitz I was able to 
find flights to more obscure, exotic locations such as Siem Reap, 
Cambodia or Cotonou, Benin, which I was not able to find consistently 
(or at all) with Expedia or Travelocity. Once I find a deal on Orbitz I 
try to see if I can find the same deal on the respective airline's 
site, which is not always possible, since sometimes for long 
international flights you get a package consisting of flights from any 
number of airlines that don't necessarily code share or belong to the 
same alliance.

Now, for flights originating from here in Benin it's another story 
altogether. I may be able to use the airlines' web sites (for some 
airlines at least) to look up schedules and find flights, but to book 
them I will need to go to the airline's office in Cotonou in person and 
pay in cash, and that in CFA Francs only!

Bon Voyage!

- Bill


Quoting Michael Czeiszperger <michael AT czeiszperger.org>:

> Where are people going these days to book flights online?  I've tried
> Travelocity and Expedia and aren't completely satisfied with either
> of them.
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