Airfare consolidators are pretty much wholesale ticket agents who buy blocks of seats directly from the airlines at bargain basement rates and resell them to travel agents - and, in some cases, directly to you - for more than they paid (that's their profit) but less than the retail price (that's your opportunity for savings).
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