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title: "What is Error fare? | Benefit Systems"
description: "An error fare is a fare published by mistake far below normal levels, typically through a keying error or a currency mix-up."
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# What is Error fare?

An error fare is a fare published by mistake far below normal levels, typically through a keying error or a currency mix-up.

Also called: Mistake fare.

## How it works #

Whether such a booking survives depends on the law of the country of purchase and on the airline’s response: some cancel and refund, some honour the price, some offer a substitute. Anyone chasing one avoids booking non-refundable extras such as hotels or onward flights until the ticket is issued and the airline’s own cancellation window has passed.

## Not to be confused with #

An error fare is not the same as a sale fare: a sale fare is deliberate and priced on purpose, an error fare rests on a mistake.

## In German #

The German term is Fehlerpreis. [German version of this term](/de/glossar/fehlerpreis)

## Related terms #

- [Fare rules](/en/glossary/fare-rules): Fare rules are the conditions attached to a specific airfare covering changes, refunds, validity, stopovers and mileage earning.
- [Free cancellation window](/en/glossary/free-cancellation-window): A free cancellation window is a short period after booking during which a flight ticket can be cancelled without fee and refunded in full.
- [Online travel agency](/en/glossary/online-travel-agency): An online travel agency is an intermediary that sells flights and hotels in its own name, sitting between the traveller and the airline or hotel.

## Articles that use this term #

- [What is an error fare, and can the airline cancel it?](/en/knowledge/error-fares)
- [Can you cancel a booking for free?](/en/knowledge/free-cancellation)
- [Book direct or through an online travel agency?](/en/knowledge/direct-vs-ota)
- [When is a positioning flight worth it?](/en/knowledge/positioning-flight)