Originally Posted by
ijgordon
Going hours out your way on a $1300 ticket to save a $50-75 extra bag fee seems short-sighted. But that's just me.
Via ORD is only 401 miles longer to PHL than via FRA. Probably adds no more than an hour. I'd probably choose two middle length flights over one forever flight and one short flight. Also flying on AI is probably a sacrifice of many miles.