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I know that airline ticket prices are based on supply and demand, but can someone explain to me why a non-stop round trip ticket from DFW - CDG is $300 more than DFW - CDG with a layover in PHL? The DFW airport is a lot bigger and offers more flights than Philly, so you'd think it would be cheaper non-stop than with a layover.
Because more people, particularly business flyers, are willing to pay a premium to avoid having to take a connecting flight and the additional time and risk of flight misconnect that connecting brings.
Because more people, particularly business flyers, are willing to pay a premium to avoid having to take a connecting flight and the additional time and risk of flight misconnect that connecting brings.
I saw a flight one time from NYC - Paris that was $200 more expensive than a flight from NYC - Atlanta - Paris. Sometimes these prices make no sense to me.
I saw a flight one time from NYC - Paris that was $200 more expensive than a flight from NYC - Atlanta - Paris. Sometimes these prices make no sense to me.
I've had PHL to IAH to DFW flights cheaper than PHL straight to DFW. Another time PHL to ATL to NOLA (MSY?) was only about 20 bucks more expensive than ATL to MSY on the same exact flight (I live in Atlanta but go to school near Philly which is why I knew about this).
I saw a flight one time from NYC - Paris that was $200 more expensive than a flight from NYC - Atlanta - Paris. Sometimes these prices make no sense to me.
It makes sense once you understand that pricing is based on fare buckets. The DFW-CDG nonstop is out of seats in the lowest fare class but DFW-PHL and PHL-CDG both have availability. I am not saying any sane person would come up with that system from scratch, but it is the way it is.
You have taken the first step by titling your post "weird airline prices." Now take the next step and stop trying to understand why they are weird.
The explanations above are rationalizations after the fact. Next week, however, you may find the fares reversed. Then another set of explanations can be made.
Best way to deal with this: look at the prices, and make your choices.
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They have excess seats on the cheaper flights or want to promote a certain flight.
They have too much demand on certain flights or want to de-emphasize a certain flight.
Demand pricing.
Here's another question. I'm seeing non-stop flights from DFW-CDG around $1100 round trip in March 2017. This price seems a little high for March, the off-season. Is it recommended to book now, or wait until November/December?
Here's another question. I'm seeing non-stop flights from DFW-CDG around $1100 round trip in March 2017. This price seems a little high for March, the off-season. Is it recommended to book now, or wait until November/December?
I saw a flight one time from NYC - Paris that was $200 more expensive than a flight from NYC - Atlanta - Paris. Sometimes these prices make no sense to me.
The key is in your OP; Supply and Demand.
If there are lots of empty seats that are unlikely to be sold on the NYC - ATL and ATL - Paris flights, it's worth discounting to get some additional revenue. And maybe they expect to sell all of the seats on the NYC - Paris flight so they don't need to discount.
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