Originally Posted by
sepandee
Let's say I want to go from YYZ to a city in Europe... let's say CDG. For some reason, the direct flight from YYZ to CDG is more expensive than a flight from YUL to CDG that connects in YYZ.
Does that make any sense? Is there a reason for it?
The pricing you describe is very common in the airline world. In order to keep it simple: The airline charges whatever it thinks customers may be willing to pay in a particular market. In this case AC thinks people in YYZ are willing to pay more to fly to CDG than people in YUL, or that AC wants to increase its marketshare in YUL, or that people in YUL generally prefer flying other airlines than AC and AC must offer lower fares from there, .....etc.
Originally Posted by
sepandee
And can I purchase the YUL-CDG (with a connection stop in YYZ) fare but cancel the YUL-YYZ? And if I do, can I drop the price even more?
No, thatīs not possible. If you cancel your first leg your ticket will be repriced (fare will increase).
If you just miss your first segment, your entire ticket will be cancelled.
Some people would book YYZ-CDG-YYZ-YUL and "miss" the last segment to save a few $$, but I wouldnīt recommend it.