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Citilink daily Bali–Dili: split-ticket saving no longer holds
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Citilink daily Bali–Dili: split-ticket saving no longer holds

Citilink daily Bali–Dili: split-ticket saving no longer holds

Citilink now runs daily Bali–Dili flights and closes check-in at departure, while Aero Dili advises arriving two…
October 12, 2026
Cheapest Perth-Kathmandu flights: A$1,103 fare plus bag fees
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Cheapest Perth-Kathmandu flights: A$1,103 fare plus bag fees

Cheapest Perth-Kathmandu flights: A$1,103 fare plus bag fees

A 12 October 2026 fare scan put the lowest Australia-Kathmandu round trip at A$1,103, but that base…
October 12, 2026
Cheapest flights to Bangkok from Vancouver: $300 saving unproven
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Cheapest flights to Bangkok from Vancouver: $300 saving unproven

Cheapest flights to Bangkok from Vancouver: $300 saving unproven

Air Canada's daily Vancouver–Bangkok nonstop departs YVR at 1:25 PM, but the old claim that departing Vancouver…
October 13, 2026
Singapore Airlines premium economy: worth it past 7 hours
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Singapore Airlines premium economy: worth it past 7 hours

Singapore Airlines premium economy: worth it past 7 hours

Singapore Airlines' premium-economy seat is 19–19.5 inches wide with 8 inches of recline and a calf rest,…
October 14, 2026
Cheaper business class flights Dublin to Australia: £878 tax gap
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Cheaper business class flights Dublin to Australia: £878 tax gap

Cheaper business class flights Dublin to Australia: £878 tax gap

Dublin's tax advantage over London is real: £878 in UK Air Passenger Duty per premium-cabin passenger, against…
October 14, 2026
AirAsia Fly-Thru: 60 minutes to 18 hours for Australia-Cambodia
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AirAsia Fly-Thru: 60 minutes to 18 hours for Australia-Cambodia

AirAsia Fly-Thru: 60 minutes to 18 hours for Australia-Cambodia

AirAsia's Fly-Thru rule sheet lets an Australia-Cambodia itinerary stay on one booking when the Kuala Lumpur layover…
October 13, 2026
Singapore Airlines award seats drop 355 days out, hour varies by city
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Singapore Airlines award seats drop 355 days out, hour varies by city

Singapore Airlines award seats drop 355 days out, hour varies by city

KrisFlyer opens bookings 355 days before departure, but the release hour differs by city: 08:00 in Singapore,…
October 8, 2026
Taipei routing from West Coast: Save $400-600 vs United direct to Palau
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Taipei routing from West Coast: Save $400-600 vs United direct to Palau

Taipei routing from West Coast: Save $400-600 vs United direct to Palau

Booking China Airlines via Taipei (TPE) often prices between $1,200-1,400 compared to United's $1,800-2,200 fares routed via…
October 9, 2026
New Zealand open-jaw flight routing: Auckland in, Christchurch out
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New Zealand open-jaw flight routing: Auckland in, Christchurch out

New Zealand open-jaw flight routing: Auckland in, Christchurch out

An Auckland-in, Christchurch-out open-jaw only wins when it prices level with a Christchurch round trip. United's San…
October 8, 2026
Cheaper transpacific flights from Vancouver start with a $202 leg
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Cheaper transpacific flights from Vancouver start with a $202 leg

Cheaper transpacific flights from Vancouver start with a $202 leg

A 6 October fare scan found nonstop round-trips into Vancouver from $202, with one-stop trips from $291.…
October 6, 2026
ZipAir split tickets to Bangkok no longer beat a $409 fare
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ZipAir split tickets to Bangkok no longer beat a $409 fare

ZipAir split tickets to Bangkok no longer beat a $409 fare

The October 7, 2026 ATC fare scan found round-trip US–Bangkok economy fares from $409, cheaper than most…
October 7, 2026
Cheap flights to Kabul from Europe: €838 fare beats split tickets
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Cheap flights to Kabul from Europe: €838 fare beats split tickets

Cheap flights to Kabul from Europe: €838 fare beats split tickets

FlyDubai now charges USD 682 for the Dubai–Kabul round-trip, replacing the €350 fare that made split tickets…
October 7, 2026
Avoid UK air passenger duty to Taiwan: Dublin saves £253 per person
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Avoid UK air passenger duty to Taiwan: Dublin saves £253 per person

Avoid UK air passenger duty to Taiwan: Dublin saves £253 per person

For 2026-27, Band C Air Passenger Duty on a premium Taiwan ticket is £253 per passenger, up…
October 9, 2026
Cheap flights from the US to Saudi Arabia: $440 round trip in January
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Cheap flights from the US to Saudi Arabia: $440 round trip in January

Cheap flights from the US to Saudi Arabia: $440 round trip in January

A fare scan on October 10, 2026 found round-trip economy tickets from the US to Jeddah starting…
October 10, 2026
Delhi flights in December: Fog season demands 4-6 hour connection buffers
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Delhi flights in December: Fog season demands 4-6 hour connection buffers

Delhi flights in December: Fog season demands 4-6 hour connection buffers

Delhi's low-visibility window opens 10 December 2026 and runs to 10 February 2027. A single-ticket international-to-domestic connection…
October 9, 2026
Cheap flights to Japan via China layover no longer win: $532 nonstop
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Cheap flights to Japan via China layover no longer win: $532 nonstop

Cheap flights to Japan via China layover no longer win: $532 nonstop

A live October 9, 2026 fare scan found a nonstop US-Tokyo round-trip at $532, cheaper than the…
October 9, 2026
Islamabad vs Lahore winter flights: why the ground backup decides
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Islamabad vs Lahore winter flights: why the ground backup decides

Islamabad vs Lahore winter flights: why the ground backup decides

Lahore's new CAT IIIB lands aircraft at 50 meters, better than Islamabad's 75. But Lahore lost 22…
October 9, 2026
Maldives seaplane transfer: land by 14:00, not the 15:30 cutoff
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Maldives seaplane transfer: land by 14:00, not the 15:30 cutoff

Maldives seaplane transfer: land by 14:00, not the 15:30 cutoff

Trans Maldivian Airways advises arriving by 15:30 for a same-day seaplane, but shared flights for the same…
October 10, 2026
Flights to Ulaanbaatar via Seoul: split ticket vs $971 through-fare
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Flights to Ulaanbaatar via Seoul: split ticket vs $971 through-fare

Flights to Ulaanbaatar via Seoul: split ticket vs $971 through-fare

Our 8 October 2026 fare scan found US–Ulaanbaatar round-trips from $971 for May 2027, against $1,869–$2,162 in…
October 8, 2026
Southeast Asia flights for international travelers: Fly into Kuala Lumpur instead of Singapore and save $250-350 per person
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Southeast Asia flights for international travelers: Fly into Kuala Lumpur instead of Singapore and save $250-350 per person

Southeast Asia flights for international travelers: Fly into Kuala Lumpur instead of Singapore and save $250-350 per person

Families flying to Southeast Asia are overpaying by $250-350 per person when they book into Singapore instead…
October 7, 2026