Hacker fares instituted by travel websites Kayak and Skyscanner could help save money on flights by purchasing two one-way tickets instead of a round-trip by the same airline, according to The Independent.
The website announced last month that it would roll out the service, which is used by many frequent travelers to possibly save money on a round-trip ticket despite the rule of thumb that round trips are cheaper than one-way tickets.
A blog post from Kayak explained these “airline combinations.”
“These itineraries require purchasing two or more one-way tickets on separate airlines, so we want to make sure everyone understands that these aren’t just regular flight options,” it wrote as quoted by The Independent. “These require a little bit of ‘hacking’.”
USA Today conducted a search using the “hacker fares” service and found out that a round-trip itinerary from Boston to Seattle was priced at $353, with a US Airways flight to Seattle and a JetBlue flight on the return to Boston. That equates to $11 in savings compared to buying a round-trip ticket.
Despite the savings produced by “hacker fares,” Kayak and Skyscanner does not book flights but aggregates fare information. All booking must be done through the respective airline websites, USA Today reports.
Article source: http://www.thirdage.com/news/hacker-fares-equate-to-savings_09-13-2011
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