Re:Use a Fake Location for Cheap Airfare
by snowwrestler on Monday October 20, 2014 @02:34PM
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When I traveled to and within Chile in the late 90's, I was advised to not book domestic Chile flights from the U.S., but instead to just buy them with cash at the LAN Chile office once I got there. Good advice: they were way cheaper that way.
The reason given was that there is no way to drive the length of Chile within its borders. If you want to go from southern to northen Chile, you have to either drive through Argentina, or fly. So the Chilean government subsidizes domestic airfares, basically as a matter of sovereignty. Buying in cash in a local office, you get the subsidized price.
I never checked to see if the subsidy story was actually true, but the price was definitely lower in-country.
The reason given was that there is no way to drive the length of Chile within its borders. If you want to go from southern to northen Chile, you have to either drive through Argentina, or fly. So the Chilean government subsidizes domestic airfares, basically as a matter of sovereignty. Buying in cash in a local office, you get the subsidized price.
I never checked to see if the subsidy story was actually true, but the price was definitely lower in-country.