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Old Jul 16, 2024 | 2:34 am
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Originally Posted by SxMan
I’m slightly confused here as to why an airline would offer a hand-baggage-only fare with the possibility to add hold luggage. Does that work out cheaper than actually booking a standard fare in the first place?
its all about making the headline fare look less

when you are competing with other airlines doing this , along with google search engine presenting offers to the customer, its about getting your initial offer as low as possible
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