“What is an error fare?” you might ask. It’s our favourite kind of flight tip, that’s what! 

Basically, we consider something an “error fare” when the flight price is verging on too-good-to-be-true — usually because someone at the airline genuinely made a mistake when they uploaded the prices. Oops! 

What types of error fares occur?

• OTA Glitch fare — This happens when an Online Travel Agency (OTA) offers a fare so low that even the airlines do a double-take. Basically, they post a price that’s way off from what the airline intended, leaving you with a deal so good it feels like a crime (but isn’t, we promise). 
• Currency Conversion error — When booking in one currency magically slashes the price compared to others. It’s like the airlines forgot to check the exchange rate, and you get to pocket the difference. 
• Human Pricing error — The classic. Some poor soul in the airline office fumbles a number, and suddenly that business class seat to Paris is the price of a bus ticket. Let's hope their contract allows a certain number of “whoops” moments before they're shown the door. 
• Fare class error — When you score a first-class seat for the price of an economy ticket because someone botched the fare brackets. Don't ask questions, enjoy the legroom while the rest of us are cramped up in coach!

Over the last 8 years, we’ve seen some absolutely crazy, jaw-dropping, unbelievably BUY-ME-NOW error fares. If you blinked when these emails landed, you might have missed them because error fares rarely hang around for long. 

Here’s a fairly exhaustive list of all the error fares we’ve hunted down for JFC members over the last 8 years. From short-haul jaunts (2p to Vienna, anyone?!) to boujie biz class, we’ve seen it all…

2024

• Tokyo at $681 round trip from Vancouver 
• Bangkok at €277 round trip from Munich 
• Cancún at €217 round trip from Frankfurt 
• Paris at $107 round trip from Los Angeles
• Los Angeles at €99 round trip from Paris 
• Melbourne at £449 round trip from London

Route of the year (so far): Los Angeles at €99 from Paris/Paris at $107 from Los Angeles were both with Norse and a total steal, especially with summer dates!

2023

• *Premium economy* Mumbai in £410s-£550s round trip from London 
• *2-in-1*Milan & Dar es Salaam in £170s-£280s round trip from London/Manchester 
• *2-in-1* Rome & Dar es Salaam in £280s-£350s round trip from the UK & Ireland 
• *Business Class* Peru in €850s-€980s round trip from Germany 
• *Premium Economy* Cali, Colombia in $300s-$330s round trip from Miami 
• Mallorca & Tenerife in $330s-$450s round trip from New York/Boston/Miami 
• *Business Class* USA, Canada & Caribbean in €450s-€610s round trip from Dublin

Route of the year: Oofh, that's a tough one, considering it was a year of golden-ticket business/premium economy error fares. But Italy & Tanzania take the crown! We're a bit biased, though — this multi-city trip was so stellar, 8 of our Flight Finders booked! Spoiler: Their office views were unbeatable!

2022

• *Premium economy* Miami/Orlando to Colombia & Ecuador in $280s-$380s round trip 
• Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe round trip at €292 round trip from Billund 
• Victoria Falls at €300 round trip from Copenhagen
• Maldives at €280 round trip from Frankfurt
• Norway in $230s-$380s round trip from New York/LA
• Hawaii in £320s-£410s round trip from the across the U.K. 
• *Business Class*Dubai at €399 round trip from Amsterdam 
• *Business Class*Madrid at €66 round trip from Munich
• Iceland in $100s-$270s round trip from Chicago/Boston/Seattle/Orlando/Washington, D.C.

Route of the year: Lie-flat seats allllll the way to Dubai, for the price of an economy deal? Talk about luxury on a budget!

2021

• *Business Class* USA, Canada & Caribbean in €450s-€610s round trip from Dublin 
• *Business Class* Peru in £480s-£730s/€550s round trip from London/Frankfurt

Route of the year: If it's not one, it's the other. 

2020

• *Business Class* Seychelles at €775 round trip from Copenhagen 
• São Paulo in $200s-360s round trip from New York 
• Porto Alegre, Brazil at $324 round trip from Washington 
• Tel Aviv at $275 round trip from New York
• Buenos Aires/Santiago in £280s-£330s round trip from London 
• Hawaii in £290s-£380s round trip from across the UK
• Morocco in $250s-$270s round trip from across the USA
• Las Vegas at €233 round trip from Frankfurt
• *Christmas/NYE* St. Thomas at $91 round trip from New York
• *Christmas* Vancouver at €222 round trip from Copenhagen
• U.S. Virgin Islands in $70s-$180s round trip from across the USA
• Portugal/Canary Islands at $199 round trip from Chicago
• Chile at $227 round trip from Chicago
• *Business Class* Azores at $594 round trip from Boston
• Australia in $300s round trip from New York/Philadelphia

Route of the year: Spending Xmas/NYE in St. Thomas for $99? That's a no-brainer with a side of PCR tests. 

2019

• Auckland at £791 round trip from London
• *Business Class* Bangkok at €448 round trip from Oslo
• Hawaii in €500s round trip from Germany
• Panama at €185 round trip from Dublin
• Bali & Penang in £300s round trip from London

Route of the year: Business class, peak season to Bangkok, or Panama for under €200? That's a tough call. Panama might win on its rarity from Dublin. 

2018

• Hawaii from London at £484 round trip
• Tokyo & SE Asia in £200s round trip from Geneva
• *Business Class* Chiang Mai & Penang in £600s-£700s round trip from Manchester/Edinburgh
• *Business Class* Caribbean & Americas in £400s/£500s round trip from London
• Mumbai from Amsterdam at €204 round trip
• Panama at €185 round trip from Dublin
• Vienna at £0.02 round trip from London

Route of the year: Do we even have to say? 

2017

• *Business Class* Tokyo at £604 round trip
• *2-in-1* Malaysia/Thailand in £230s-£250s from round trip Luxembourg
• Cuba at £127 round trip from Milan
• Peru, Cuba, Guatemala, Panama, and Costa Rica in €120s-€160s round trip from Amsterdam
• Seychelles and South Africa at €480 round trip from Dublin
• New York at £97 round trip from London
• San Francisco, Denver, Chicago & Houston at €199 round trip from Dublin 
• Canada & NYC in £100s/£200s round trip from Manchester & Dublin 

Route of the year: Adventure seekers, beach-bums, history buffs couldn't ask for more with Peru, Cuba, Guatemala, Panama, or Costa Rica — especially when the whole trip costs the same amount as your electricity bill!

2016

• Australia in £400s round trip from London
• Mumbai at €204 round trip from Amsterdam 
• Los Angeles at £39 one-way from London
• *Christmas* Tokyo at £248 round trip from Paris/London
• Hawaii in £300s-£400s round trip from across the U.K.

Route of the year: "£39 one-way to L.A." has a ring to it, but honestly, wouldn't you rather trade your Dysfunctional Family Bingo card for Christmas in Japan? 

So there you have it — fares so great, somebody probably lost their job. Did you snag one of our error fares? Drop us a line and share the scoop! We're dying to know.