In case you thought Air NZ "grabaseat" fares were the cheap ones...

What follows was a surprise for me. Air NZ's grabaseat fares are supposed to be the cheapest fares on offer, but look what happened when I went to book a flight to Hamilton earlier today...

Grabaseat fares are not always the cheaper option. Click for a larger version

That's right, the grabaseat fares are far more expensive than the Smartsaver fares! I almost got caught out, and it's a lesson to not listen too closely to the marketing BS. I wonder how many people got conned by this?