<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ijgordon:
Yes, sometimes it's available for Int'l BF. I once bought a one-way FCO-EWR D-fare for a few hundred less than J. FWIW, it was only valid on the FCO-EWR leg, not the EWR-FCO leg, even though there was D availability on both legs. For whatever reason, CO wouldn't price the outbound in D, only the return, and only on a one-way (hence, two one-ways).</font>
The fare was most likely available only for FCO-originated travel. You'd be able to buy such a fare for one-way or round-trip travel originating in FCO. But, if it's a round trip, the EWR-FCO leg has to be the second one flown, which is why you couldn't price it that way on the outbound. But, since you could buy the outbound at the US price for one-way travel, you could take advantage of the better price on the way back. This fare situation isn't at all uncommon for full-fare international tickets, but most people aren't astute to notice it and take advantage of it as you did. I wonder if this is something a good travel agent would typically suggest?