Why is anyone forced to reverse engineer the pricing scheme? Simply decide if the ticket is worth the money to you. You typically have other airlines to compare to, other fares on the same airline for different itineraries, and other modes of transit entirely.
Just because some people won’t buy anything that isn’t on a coupon doesn’t mean coupons are bad.
Just because some people won’t buy anything that isn’t on a coupon doesn’t mean coupons are bad.