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The Drip Report · October 2026 · so far

Who added the most?

How much each airline's real price, with a cabin bag, a checked bag, a seat and the card fee, sat above the fare it advertised. The typical fare from every live search we ran in October 2026: 1,618 fares in all.

  1. 1Etihad Airways28 fares · 1 route

    +17%typically $332 more than advertised

  2. 2Cathay Pacific248 fares · 2 routes

    +10%typically $168 more than advertised

  3. 3Qatar Airways110 fares · 1 route

    +8%typically $162 more than advertised

  4. 4Singapore Airlines600 fares · 3 routes

    +0%typically $0 more than advertised

  5. 5Philippine Airlines27 fares · 1 route

    +0%typically $0 more than advertised

  6. 6Malaysia Airlines541 fares · 3 routes

    +0%typically $0 more than advertised

  7. 7China Southern Airlines12 fares · 1 route

    +0%typically $0 more than advertised

  8. 8Thai Airways22 fares · 1 route

    +0%typically $0 more than advertised

  9. 9JAL24 fares · 1 route

    +0%typically $0 more than advertised

A 0% means the advertised fare already includes the basics. Fares we can't fully price (an airline that doesn't publish a fee) aren't counted, so no airline looks better for hiding a price. The rolling drip index · how the sums work.