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How airline pricing actually works.
Written against our own fare index rather than recycled from other blogs. No listicles, no fake urgency, and nothing we would not tell a friend who asked.
SYD → LAX · Premium cabins
How to fly business class from Australia to the US for less
The nonstop fare is a single number on a single screen, and most people read it as the price of the route. It is the price of one product on that route. Here is what the other products are, and how to tell a good one from a bad one.
5 min read
Seats and cabins
What actually makes Qatar's Qsuite different
Qsuite is the seat other business class products get compared to. What it actually does differently, which aircraft have it, and when it is worth routing around.
4 min read
Seats and cabins
Singapore Airlines vs Qatar Airways business class
Two of the best business class products in the sky, built on opposite philosophies. Which one suits your flight depends on space, privacy, and where you are going.
4 min read
Seats and cabins
Business class seats compared: what you are actually choosing between
Reverse herringbone, staggered, 2-3-2, suites with doors. The layout decides your flight more than the airline does. How to tell them apart before booking.
3 min read
Premium cabins
Business class vs premium economy: what the money actually buys
Premium economy is a better seat. Business class is a bed. Which one is worth it depends on the flight length and what you have to do when you land.
3 min read
Airports and lounges
Airline lounge access: every way in, ranked by what it costs
There are six routes into an airport lounge and only some of them are worth taking. What each one actually gets you, and when a lounge is worth paying for at all.
3 min read
Using Kaviqa
How to search properly: getting a real answer out of Kaviqa
Most searches are wasted by one over-tight input. How to set up a search that finds the cheaper versions of your trip instead of confirming the obvious one.
4 min read
How pricing works
When to book long-haul business class
There is no magic booking day. Premium cabins price on how full they already are, which changes what you should watch for and when it is worth acting.
3 min read
How pricing works
Fare classes: the letter that decides what your ticket can do
Two people in identical business class seats can hold completely different tickets. The fare class is why, and it decides changes, refunds, upgrades and points.
3 min read
How pricing works
Do VPNs actually make flights cheaper?
Changing your IP address rarely changes the fare. What does change it is the point of sale, and that is set by things a VPN does not touch. Here is what is real.
4 min read