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If you're carrying a balance on your credit card already, then yes I think it's probably better to pay it down, then buy the ticket. Here's why:
If you don't pay off your purchases on each bill, you begin to accumlate interest charges, while cash advances charge interest from the day they're taken (just so you know). If you pay $1000 on your credit card, and then buy an airline ticket with the credit card, you should in theory not pay anymore interest on that $1000 balance you've paid off, until after your next billing date.
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