How to catch error fares before they vanish

Error fares — the ones where an airline accidentally posts a long-haul economy ticket at a fraction of its real price — are real, but the window to grab one is brutally short. Here’s what we’ve learned from chasing them. The most reliable signals are Twitter accounts that watch the major fare feeds in real […]

Error fares — the ones where an airline accidentally posts a long-haul economy ticket at a fraction of its real price — are real, but the window to grab one is brutally short. Here’s what we’ve learned from chasing them.

The most reliable signals are Twitter accounts that watch the major fare feeds in real time, plus a handful of Telegram channels. Set notifications on, keep a passport scan and a card with no foreign-transaction fees handy, and don’t book through the airline directly the first time around — third-party OTAs often honour the fare even after the airline tries to claw it back.

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