Airline ticket secrets: How to get the most value

Searching for the cheapest airfare may be the most popular way of deciding on a flight, but secret extras baked right into the ticket may bring extra value to your booking, no matter how much you paid.
Follow these three lessons to ensure that you’re maximizing the value of a travel booking for more than just the flight alone.
1. Know the code
A single letter of the alphabet lets the airline know where in the hierarchy of airfares your ticket ranks.
This is known as the fare basis code, an