There may be instances in which an airline publishes a fare for a certain city pair, but does not actually provide service between those cities. Airlines may do this for various reasons, including future plans to provide service to that city, or seasonal service to certain cities. Since the fares displayed by Yahoo! Travel are based solely on the fares published by the airlines, we cannot control when this happens. So, although most fares that are displayed Best Fares or Flexible Dates searches are available for purchase, some published fares may be restricted (i.e., advance purchase or Saturday-night stay required) or, in some cases, not available for purchase.

When you select a fare, we'll display a calendar that indicates the dates on which that fare is "offered," "not offered," "sold out," or has "seats available."

WHAT DOES "FARE OFFERED" MEAN?

"Fare offered" means that the airline has published the fare for travel on that date. However, it does not mean that tickets are available to purchase for that date.

In some cases, a date may show that an airline has "offered" (or published) a fare even though it currently does not provide service to that city. If you select one of these fares, we'll tell you that the airline doesn't provide service to that city.

WHAT DOES "FARE NOT OFFERED" MEAN?

"Fare not offered" means that the fare you've selected is not offered by the airline on these dates. For example, if the fare you're searching for is only offered by the airline for flights on weekdays, Saturday and Sunday will be marked as "fare not offered."

WHAT DOES "SOLD OUT" MEAN?

"Sold out" means that all the seats for that fare on that date have been sold. There may still be seats available on that date at a different fare.

WHAT DOES "SEATS AVAILABLE" MEAN?

"Seats available" means that, at the time you selected the fare, there are still seats available for that fare on those dates. But remember, seats can sell out quickly on an airline, even while you're in the process of selecting your travel dates. Once you select a specific travel date from one of those highlighted as "seats available," we'll reconfirm that seats are in fact still available for you to purchase for that date.