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Six Checks Before You Book

An ordered procedure: six checks to run on both fares, each with the refusal you will meet if you skip it.

Run the six checks in order. The order matters because the cheapest headline fare usually fails at the baggage or fee step, not at the price step.

First, read the fare basis and the change and refund rules. Refusal: the fare is non-refundable and changes cost extra, so a later schedule change hits you.

Second, count the 24-hour free-cancellation window. In the United States a traveller is entitled to a free cancellation or reimbursement within 24 hours of purchase for every flight taking off or landing in the United States. Refusal: the flight is not US-bound, so no free window applies.

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Third, check the baggage allowance. Refusal: cabin bag only, with the checked bag priced separately — this is where a low headline fare loses.

Fourth, add seat and desk-check-in fees. Refusal: seat selection and airport desk check-in are charged as extras after the base fare.

Fifth, check which airport the flight uses. Refusal: a secondary airport adds transfer time and cost that the fare does not show. Sixth, compare the total price rather than the headline fare — taxes and fees push one fare above the other.

  • Read the fare basis and the change/refund rules — refusal: non-refundable fare, changes cost extra
  • Count the 24-hour free-cancellation window — refusal: flight not US-bound, no free window
  • Check the baggage allowance — refusal: cabin bag only, checked bag priced separately
  • Add seat and desk-check-in fees — refusal: seat and desk charged as extras
  • Check which airport the flight uses — refusal: secondary airport adds transfer cost
  • Compare the total price rather than the headline fare — refusal: taxes and fees reverse the ranking

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