Involuntary Reroute

Talk of a #CurrencyCrisis & #TurkeyCrisis reminds us #asiancrisis when #businessclass, #firstclass seats & CONCORDE fares fell 90% in hours. #greedyairlines initially accept 10 cents on the dollar for OVERVALUED & EMPTY seats, then #RENEG as they always do. FOLLOW @ivreroute

i-reroute.com/product/korean… "YOU GONNA PAY!!!" During the depths of the Asian currency crisis, Korean Air encouraged the use of a weak Korean Won and hidden city ticketing to help fill empty seats. Later came the demand: $1.8 million in alleged underpaid fares. The claim was eventually reduced to a $3K nuisance-value waiver—raising a fundamental question: What is an airline seat actually worth? The price printed on a tariff? Or the price someone is actually willing to pay? This episode explores one of the least-discussed chapters in hidden city ticketing history, airline accounting claims, and the economics behind unsold inventory. #airlines #hiddencitytickets #travelhacks #traveltips i-reroute.com/product/korean…

Before Hidden City Ticketing… There was the AD75. For years, airlines quietly filled empty premium cabin seats by offering travel agency owners discounts of up to 75% off published first class fares. The public saw $8,000 tickets. Industry insiders often paid a fraction of that. It wasn't a loophole. Ask #conniechung @connichung1 It wasn't a hack. It was the airline industry's own solution to overpriced premium inventory—and one of the direct predecessors to today's hidden city ticketing debate. If you've ever wondered how airlines really filled their most expensive seats, this episode is for you. 🎙️ AD75: Travel Agency Discounts & the Hidden City Ticketing Precursor i-reroute.com/product/ad75-t… #HiddenCityTicketing #AirlineHistory #BusinessClass #FirstClass #TravelSmart

i-reroute.com/product/bob-cr… "If I had known I was sitting next to Bob Crandall... I would have kept my mouth shut." #americanair #airline #Flights #traveling #TravelTips #bobcrandall One routine first-class flight & a shameless investment pitch. One passenger introduced only as "Bob from Fort Worth." Only later did we realize we'd been pitching the Chairman & CEO of American Airlines. 😳 Oops. It's one of the funniest—and most unbelievable—stories from the golden age of airline discounts, hidden city ticketing, and premium cabin travel, when first class wasn't always filled by full-fare passengers. Some stories are too crazy to make up. This one actually happened.

i-reroute.com/product/ad75-t… Before Hidden City Ticketing, there was #AD75 flights Airlines were charging $8,000+ for first class while travel agency owners quietly paid just $2,000 using a little-known benefit called the AD75. Same seat. Same champagne. Same destination. The difference? Airlines knew most premium seats wouldn't sell at full price. Long before "travel hacks" became a buzzword, travel agency owners were flying the world at 75% discounts using airline-approved owner fares. The AD75 wasn't a loophole. It was proof that airlines have always used multiple pricing layers to fill premium cabins. When AD75 discounts faded, the next generation of pricing opportunities emerged—hidden city ticketing, point-beyond fares, mileage programs, and Business Class Buying Events. If you've ever wondered why one traveler pays $8,000 while another pays a fraction of that amount, this story explains where it all began. The precursor to hidden city ticketing wasn't created by consumers. It was created by airlines themselves. #BusinessClass #FirstClass #AirlinePricing #TravelIndustry #HiddenCityTicketing #PremiumTravel #InvoluntaryReroute #babsonakpsi #traveltips #flighttips

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i-reroute.com/product/hidden… The birth of extreme hidden city ticketing #hiddencitytickets British Airways Concorde CHEAPER than coach #traveltips #travelhacks #flighttips

i-reroute.com/product/why-ai… Why Airlines are the ONLY ticket based business where the ticket is NOT transferable? #traveltips #flightdelay #flighttips #travelhacks

i-reroute.com/product/babson… Relive #babson college at the dawn of the 21st Century in Australia, with coach Rick #echlov R.I.P. #babsonakpsi

i-reroute.com/product/korean… #TravelDeals #travelhacks #flighthacks #koreanair #firstclass

i-reroute.com/product/how-ai… How Airlines REALLY fill their most expensive #firstclass seats #TravelDeals #TravelInStyle #flightdeals

i-reroute.com/product/hidden… #hiddencity #airlines #traveltips began at #Babson in the 1990s

i-reroute.com/product/capita… We pitched capital in exchange for CHEAP #firstclass flights. That's NOT what the #babson textbooks preached

i-reroute.com/product/busine… When airlines hold our for excessive fares for too long, premiums collapse often enabling business and #firstclass flights cheaper than coach. #travelhacks #FlightDeals #airline

i-reroute.com/product/hidden… Ahhh yes almost forgot about #ELAL #firstclass at BIG discounts using the AD75 for our BOSS and agency owners. #travelhacks #traveltips all before hidden city ticketing

i-reroute.com/product/travel… Flying First Class at BIG DISCOUNTS before Hidden City Ticketing as a travel agency owner #hiddencitytickets #travelhacks #traveltips

i-reroute.com/product/babson… The story how kegs stands at Babson College Alpha Kappa Psi Gamma Nu led to the first class cabin #babson #alphakappapsi #akpsi

I just published Hidden City Ticketing Was Never a Hack — It’s How Airline Pricing Actually Works medium.com/p/hidden-city-…

Think hidden city ticketing always means skipping a flight? Not always. Sometimes...the hidden city IS the hub. JFK--> Frankfurt via Paris : $8,300 JFK -> Paris (same flight): $3,159 business class Same plane. Same seat. Completely different price. No "hacking" - Just buying smarter by breaking the fare at the hub, booking the short intra European flight separately. All within airline rules and the contract of carriage. Want the full breakdown? i-reroute.com/blog/hidden-ci… i-reroute.com/hidden-city-ti… #businessclass #hiddencityticketing #travelhacks #airlinetips #traveltips

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