According to their app, a round trip from Beijing to SFO is EIGHTEEN THOUSAND FUCKING DOLLARS for basic economy. Beijing to Newark is 9000. According to Expedia, Beijing to SFO through Newark is 2700 for basic economy. Apparently going halfway around the world and adding a transcontinental flight on the end reduces your ticket price by 15000 dollars?

  • thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Airlines are weird. Was looking the other day and a direct from JFK to Seoul was $2000, but on the same dates a JFK to Ho Chi Minh City flight was $800. The weird part is that the JFK to Ho Chi Minh has a layover in Seoul. Same airline both times. The flight you take to get to Seoul from JFK for the Ho Chi Minh trip is the plane you'd take from JFK to Seoul. But somehow it's cheaper to do that flight and then go to Vietnam?!

        • moondog [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          what if you just... miss your connection? :hyperflush:

          • ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any]
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            2 years ago

            When I asked (was going to a show in Seattle but had a round trip thru PDX) they said that they would expect you to finish the journey by rebooking on another flight, or something to that nature.

    • Ursus_Hexagonus [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I had a flight that would cost $600 to go from airport A -> B -> C, but going with the same flight from B -> C was $800 (I even live closer to airport B than to A)

      Of course they wouldn't let me book the cheaper ABC ticket and join the flight at B.

      • Singerino [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        That's a TOS violation, and they can sue you for cheating them.

        British Rail does it all the time.

        • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          I remember there was a whole site set up dedicated to find cheaper layover flights like this and airlines got really mad.

          Can they really prove that you didn't just have a potty emergency and hang out in the stall till the plane leaves?

          • TerminalEncounter [she/her]
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            2 years ago

            "Uh, sorry I had to shidd out of my doodoo ass, can you just refund me the flight in a couple weeks?"

            • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              If you have health insurance, just go to the doctor and say you just cant stop shidding and get a note saying you have medically diagnosed doodoo ass.

              If you don't have health insurance, live stream the doodoo for an alibi.

        • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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          2 years ago

          OH NO i just lost track of time while dining in the airport terminal and missed my connecting flight!

          its ok tho, i'll just make do here and catch the second leg of the return trip.