Have the airlines lost their minds?

[tomcat76 327]

I buy my ticket extremely far in advance. I bought my ticket last month for my trip in January, and paid $1185 for SFO-BKK, MNL-SFO on Cathay Pacific. Using miles I got MSP-SFO for $90 on Delta. All I have left to purchase is BKK-CRK which should be about $100 on Tiger airways. I think the trick is far in advance and not during the summer months in the US.

 

PB#1

 

'Watch out for the TIGER leg of that itinerary... Surprise cancellations. And you have to watch all those discount guys for the taxes & fees (not usually included in the fare initially quoted and bitten on), which can easily exceed the fare itself. Some of them assign you a seat and then automatically charge the optional seat selection fee (unless you catch it an undo it before you Confirm the purchase). Some of them include NO checked baggage in the fare, and then allow only a 7kg carry-on (and they'll weigh!). They also don't include the 'Terminal Fee' you pay leaving CRK. (There's also a "Transport Tax" - think that's what it's called; they check your passport stamp there in the check-in area and let you know whether you have to pay it or not - I didn't - but it can be as much as PHP1600 and I have no idea what the criteria are.)