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Turnleft Fares finds Business and First class fares from Australia and Asia that sell for far below their usual price. A scanner searches Google Flights around the clock, measures each fare against Google's usual price and against our own price history, and quotes the smaller discount. Members get every fare by e-mail the moment it is found; fifteen fares a day are free on the site.

The numbers today

Fares on the board: 242open now, Business, First and Premium Economy
Confirmed: 212still bookable at the last re-check
Countries: 48that the open fares fly to
Best from Australia this week: A$6,000Gold Coast to Santiago, Business, 49% below usual

How it works

We search the price calendars on Google Flights for Business, First and Premium Economy, from Australia and Asia, for departures 14 to 180 days out, with at most 1 stop. A cheap date is checked again on the results page for the airline, the stops and the exact price.

Each fare is measured two ways: against Google's usual price for the route and dates, and against the median of our own prices for the same route, cabin and trip length, once we have at least 12 of them. We quote the smaller discount. A fare qualifies at 40% below usual, 30% for the best-rated airlines and 35% for the next tier, 50% in Premium Economy, and never when Google rates the dates typical or high.

Open fares are re-checked, and a fare found 25% dearer or missing twice is marked gone. Members get each fare at once; it appears on the site and in the feed 24 hours later.

Quotable facts

Worked out from the board when this page loaded.

Of the 242 fares on our board today, 212 were still bookable at the last re-check.
The cheapest Business class fare from Australia to Europe on our board: Melbourne to Madrid, Business on China Southern, A$4,110 one way, 43% below the usual A$7,200.
The best fare from Australia this week: Gold Coast to Santiago, Business on Qantas, A$6,000 return, 49% below the usual A$11,700.

Story angles

The bot that finds A$2,000 Business class to Europe. A scanner searches Google Flights every 10 to 40 seconds and re-checks what it finds. On the board now: Melbourne to Madrid, Business on China Southern, A$4,110 one way, 43% below the usual A$7,200. More
What Business class should actually cost from Sydney. We record every price we see. The route pages show a year of weekly medians and lowest fares, so the usual price is a number, not a guess. More
Mistake fares explained with real examples. How we flag a possible mistake fare (at least 60% below usual and half our own median), what the law says when an airline cancels one, and the ones we found. More

Images

Turnleft Fares share card — Share card, 1200×630

Singapore to Johannesburg, First, A$9,770 — Singapore to Johannesburg, 1200×630 · deal page

Adelaide to Chicago, Economy, A$1,030 — Adelaide to Chicago, 1200×630 · deal page

Hobart to Kuala Lumpur, Economy, A$650 — Hobart to Kuala Lumpur, 1200×630 · deal page

Free to use with credit to Turnleft Fares. Fares change quickly: check a deal page for the latest status.

Who runs it

Turnleft Fares is run from Queensland, Australia.

Press questions, data requests and interviews: hello@turnleftfares.com.