Imagine booking a round-trip ticket from New York to Paris for only $150. No, it’s not a scam—it’s an Error Fare.
Why do Error Fares happen?
- Technical Glitches: Bugs in the Global Distribution System (GDS) or API communication errors between airlines and travel agencies.
- Human Error: A missing zero or a misplaced decimal point during manual price entry.
- Currency Fluctuations: Errors during the conversion of ticket prices from one currency to another.
How to catch them? Error fares usually last only a few hours. To find them, you need to monitor flight search engines like FlyNRun and join specialized deal communities.
Pro Tip: Never book your hotel or non-refundable tours immediately after finding an error fare. Wait for the airline to issue your e-ticket first!