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Old May 31, 2007, 2:48 am
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ranskis
 
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Originally Posted by wanaflyforless
Essentially, [B]
When traveling from A to B via C and D, the fare basic could be A-D, A-C & C-D, A-B & B-D, OR A-B & B-C & C-D. The fare calculator is supposed to choose the lowest one but sometime ITA does a better job of choosing the lowest combination than a third party's computer chooses. So a travel agent can manually make it price with the right combination.
aren't there restrictions regarding "END ON END"? i understood that for A-C-A via B each time, breaking the fare this way A-B & B-C each way, if A-B or B-C are like END ON END NOT PERMITTED, it would not price on the same ticket. If breaking the fare is cheaper than a A-C-A, the passenger would need to buy 2 separate tickets ABA and BCB losing connecting services like luggage through, checkin to end destination etc...

Does anyone know exactly what END ON END is and how it applies in fare calculations? have I understood right?
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