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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 4:02 pm
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Originally Posted by meester69
MH fares:
Cheapest return LHR-KUL fare w/3 month max validity + YQ = £438. Total with taxes = £572
Cheapest return LHR-KUL fare w/12 month max validity + YQ = £674. Total with taxes = £808

Cheapest one-way LHR-KUL fare + YQ = £250 or £370 with taxes/PSC
Cheapest one-way KUL-LHR fare (no YQ ex-KUL) = £344 or £358 with taxes
Total return cost for two one-way with taxes = £728

So two one-way tickets works out cheaper, and that's before the £100 change fee for the return, and possibly a fare increase as well.
I'm unclear on the logic here. What is "3 months validity"? Do you mean returning within 3 months from departure date - beyond that the fare increases?

Because 572+100 is cheaper than 728, and a fare increase for the return would affect both the change of the return fare and the future purchase of the one-way flight back, no?
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