Originally Posted by
onefatsurfer
if i select "search nearby airports", it comes up with that there are flights that are considerably cheaper at other airports, but when i select that airport to depart/return from, the cheaper fare is not listed. this has happened on several occasions. for example, try EWR-FRA from October 1-4.
I have noticed this happening on "search airports within" too.
LGA, BDL, ALB, PHL show a much cheaper base fare on the 'Select Nearby Airport' chart but the final price is higher.
Interestingly EF and ITA show a base EWR/LGA-FRA S fare at $374 the rest in taxes ($320YQ)
I believe, depending on which airport it is, co.com just calculates the base fare with some of the taxes and other times without - the end price is about the same.
Whether my explanation is correct or not, it is a bit misleading