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<item><title>How airfares are actually priced</title><link>https://airfareservice.com/blog/how-airfares-are-priced</link><guid>https://airfareservice.com/blog/how-airfares-are-priced</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why the person next to you paid half what you did, and what fare buckets, demand forecasts and the &quot;Tuesday myth&quot; really mean.</description></item>
<item><title>Your rights when a flight is cancelled or badly delayed</title><link>https://airfareservice.com/blog/your-rights-when-a-flight-is-cancelled</link><guid>https://airfareservice.com/blog/your-rights-when-a-flight-is-cancelled</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Refunds, rebooking and cash compensation depend on where you fly from. Here's what the rules are in the US, the EU and UK, India and under international treaty.</description></item>
<item><title>The six-month passport rule, explained</title><link>https://airfareservice.com/blog/the-six-month-passport-rule</link><guid>https://airfareservice.com/blog/the-six-month-passport-rule</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Which countries require passport validity beyond your trip, which only need it valid on arrival, and why the airline — not the border — is where you'll get caught.</description></item>
<item><title>Why your flight to London goes over Greenland</title><link>https://airfareservice.com/blog/why-flights-dont-fly-straight</link><guid>https://airfareservice.com/blog/why-flights-dont-fly-straight</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Great circles, jet streams, ETOPS and why the straight line on a flat map is the long way round.</description></item>
<item><title>How to read a flight status — and when to actually worry</title><link>https://airfareservice.com/blog/how-to-read-flight-status</link><guid>https://airfareservice.com/blog/how-to-read-flight-status</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Scheduled,&quot; &quot;estimated,&quot; &quot;on time at the gate but late off the ground&quot;: what the statuses mean, where the data comes from, and what to do about each one.</description></item>
<item><title>When to book flights: what the data says, by route type</title><link>https://airfareservice.com/blog/when-to-book-flights</link><guid>https://airfareservice.com/blog/when-to-book-flights</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Booking windows for domestic, transatlantic, Asia and holiday travel, and the one rule that beats all of them.</description></item>
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