Originally Posted by danger

I don't think it's correct to call these error fares, certainly not in the traditional sense. And the fact AA ticketed it apparently in contradiction to its own stated policy (one that isn't in the fare rules) also shouldn't be the passenger's concern or something it's penalised by.

Originally Posted by dvs7310

Yeah, exactly. They were the same price in EGP ex-CAI for many years before this. There was no error, they were issued at the correct EGP price that had been standing prior to the EGP devaluation. But even at that, they're not significantly cheaper than ex-OSL and ex-TYO that are currently available. I think I saved $2000 on my ex-CAI vs. an ex-TYO, that's hardly something to call an error fare. Pre-devaluation the ex-CAI price in $ was similar to ex-OSL, both are / were highly susceptible to swings from YQ charges (ex-TYO is not). In my case it just so happened to be that I had a chance to build in a stopover in DOH so I didn't have much in terms of positioning for the CAI departure, but for many others, that $2000 savings may have been eroded away by positioning.