Travel Deal of the Day (Feb. 8, 2007)

Most of us are pretty used to $100 change fees associated with changing a non refundable ticket. But are you aware that some routes have change fees that are much lower than $100 because low cost carriers (which have lower change fees) compete on those routes, forcing all carriers to offer lower change fees.

The Deal:
Find lower change fees on some extremely competitive routes.

How:
Read the rules associated with your ticket. Under the section of the rules entitled “penalties,” you should be able to figure out what change fee applies. If you are flying on a very competitive route, you may be surprised that the change fee is very low.

The Inside Scoop:
An example of lower change fees – certain routes where various carriers compete with Jetblue. On those routes, change fees are as low as $25.