Pricing
Transparent. Always.
No subscriptions. No hidden fees. We earn when you save. If we find nothing, you pay nothing.
Fee Schedule
Complete Fee Schedule
ItemCostNote
Book a flight through Tailwind£0No booking fee, ever
Price Watch — Basic tierFreeContinuous monitoring, activates automatically
Price Watch — Active tier£10/booking8x/day polling in last 48h, one-time charge
Switch fee (when saving found)20% of gross savingMinimum £1.00 per passenger
No switch found£0If we find nothing, you pay nothing
Cancellation (Tailwind fee)£0No charge to cancel your Tailwind account
Force majeure rebook£0Disruption rebooking is always free
Upgrade (cabin class improvement)Fare differential shownUp to £150/pax/flight maximum
DowngradeN/AWe never downgrade your cabin
Data export / account closure£0Your data, your right
Formula
Fee Calculation Formula
Step 1 — Gross Saving
gross_saving = old_fare - new_fareStep 2 — Tailwind Fee
fee = max(1.00, gross_saving × 0.20)Step 3 — Your Net Saving
net_saving = gross_saving - feeAlert Threshold
alert only if net_saving > 20 per paxWe never spam you with marginal savings. The alert fires only when the saving is meaningful.
Examples
Example Scenarios
Real-world fare drops and how the fee applies.
Business Class
LIS → HKG
TAP Air Portugal → Cathay Pacific
Old fare€3,850
New fare€3,400
Gross saving€450
Tailwind fee (20%)-€90
You keep€360
Economy
LHR → JFK
British Airways
Old fare£450
New fare£380
Gross saving£70
Tailwind fee (20%)-£14
You keep£56
First Class
LIS → SIN
Singapore Airlines
Old fare€8,200
New fare€7,100
Gross saving€1,100
Tailwind fee (20%)-€220
You keep€880
All fees are per passenger. Currency shown matches the original booking currency. Tailwind never charges for bookings where no switch is found. The Active tier fee is non-refundable but carries over if the booking is switched to a new PNR.
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