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Old Apr 1, 2014 | 4:53 pm
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Originally Posted by Staymates788
Need some help... Why would a flight show L9,K9,G9 but want me to book at T. When I search specially for the cheaper fare it says no flights match that search criteria.
For a price to be available, there needs to be a fare rule between the city pairs, with fare inventory available (that is what you are looking at) and you need to meet all the fare rules (advance purchase times, day of the week restrictions, min stays, restrictions on routing, ...)

So in your case there may not be a published fare rule for G fares that meets all of the above or one that leads to the cheapest trip fare.
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