Fare tips
How airline pricing really works — the mechanics behind the number on your screen, and how to act on them.
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When do flight prices drop?
Why the same seat sells for $361 and $668 in the same week, how airlines price a prediction, and how our buy-or-wait score reads a fare before you book.
The bag-fee trap: why the cheapest ticket is often not the cheapest
A $193 ticket with a $155 bag is a $348 flight. How bag fees invert the fare ranking — measured on real fares, with the three checks that disarm the trap.