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Why is the direct flight to LA more expensive than the flight to San Jose with a stop in LA? You'd think the price for the San Jose flight would be the price of
by KSteffensen 3y ago
Why is the direct flight to LA more expensive than the flight to San Jose with a stop in LA? You'd think the price for the San Jose flight would be the price of the LA flight plus the price of the LA to San Jose flight.
- shortcake27 3y agoThe airline probably sets pricing based on a model that predicts the maximum amount of profit based on supply/demand, popularity etc. Similar reason I can get a flight from London to Rome for £20, yet Sydney to Queenstown is a minimum of $300.
- fransje26 3y agoThat's when greed meets reality. Except for reading this through the prism of maximizing profit, it makes absolutely no sense. They will pay extra landing fees, burn more fuel, fly further, and have one more cycle on their very costly engines to bring you from A to B, so by all metrics, it should be more expensive. But hey, people are "willing" to pay more for the direct flight, so why not charge them as much as they can, while suing the skiplaggers for "costing" them money..