What am I paying for? Your price breakdown
Your trip total is the airfare, plus taxes, plus Defera's service fees. There's no interest and there are no hidden fees: nothing is added to your trip total beyond what your Price Breakdown shows.
You can see every part of it before you book, in the Price Breakdown on your checkout page. After you book, your trip's Trip Statement shows the pricing for that trip.
What's in the Price Breakdown?
The Price Breakdown is open by default on your checkout page, and you can collapse it and open it again. Here's what each line means:
- Base fare: your airfare, after any airline travel credits or airline gift cards you've applied. Those show as "Credits Applied".
- Service fee: covers dedicated support throughout your payment plan.
- Seat selection: seats you chose at checkout, if any. Seats included with your fare show as "Free". Seats you pick here are part of your trip total, so they're paid over time with the rest of your trip.
- Subtotal (before hold): everything above, before the hold fee.
- Hold fee: covers the cost of letting you pay over time.
- Trip total: the full price of your trip.
Each fee has a small info icon with a one-line explanation, so you can check any line as you go. The amounts in your own breakdown are the ones that apply to your booking.
Do prices in search include everything?
Yes, by default. Prices in search results and booking options are all-in: the fare includes airline taxes and carrier fees, and the trip total includes Defera's service fee and hold fee. The price you see is the full price of the flight, not a starting price that grows later.
If you'd rather browse base fares, turn off the Grand total — taxes & fees included toggle. Base fares are labeled "fare", never "total". Your checkout page shows your full trip total, whichever way the toggle is set.
Flight + Hotel packages are the one exception: some hotels collect fees at check-in. Those are labeled on your trip.
Where can I see my costs after I book?
Your Trip Statement shows the pricing for your trip, along with your payment history. To download it, open the trip in Trips and tap the download icon in the trip's header row. It's a print-ready PDF, so you can save it or print it.
What costs might come later?
Some extras are paid separately from your trip total, and only if you choose them:
- Seats after booking. Seats bought with Purchase Seats are paid in full by card, with a small processing fee shown before you pay. They aren't added to your payment plan.
- Checked bags. Bags added with Purchase Baggage are paid by card in one go, separately from your payment plan.
- Changes to your schedule. Skip Payment ($20) and picking your own payment dates ($25) have their own fees.
Fees, explained lists every fee in one place.
What if my total looks wrong?
If a line is unclear, tap its info icon on the checkout page for a one-line explanation. If you think your trip total is actually wrong, chat with the Defera Concierge, our AI concierge. It can send a request to our team to look into it.