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I was checking flights recently and found that a one-way trip to London would cost $950. For both flights of a round-trip it would cost $750. Both plus taxes of

• cconstantine 18y ago
  Airline pricing is all kinds of wacky. A friend of mine was trying to get round trip tickets from city A to city B recently. He found that it was significantly cheaper to purchase flights from city Z to B with a layover in A. All the flights between A and B were the same, but for some reason adding an extra destination of Z made it cheaper. Airlines are in huge trouble from factors outside their control. They failed at being in control of their own destiny, and allowed other people/companies to control them.
• yummyfajitas 18y ago
  It's an attempt at price discrimination by the airlines. If you are moving to London for the long term, you'll pay $950 without thinking about it. If you are going on vacation, you might be price sensitive. It worked much better before the internet.
• fallentimes 18y ago
  To add to what other commenters have already stated: the largest proportional purchasers of one way tickets are business travelers. Not coincidentally, business travelers are also the least price sensitive.
• maw 18y ago
  Sometimes, but be careful. If you skip the first flight intending to only take the return flight, some (all? just Mexicana?) airlines won't honor your ticket, and they won't return your money either. That's stealing.