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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 10:35 am
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ceaton
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Originally Posted by waves
My Wife is trying to redeem points to go YYZ - DPS however any flights leaving YYZ are about $1000 in taxes and fees. The same flight with an origin at EWR - DPS - YYZ is $<200 even though the flight does a connecting through YYZ.
It's more economical to purchase a one way to EWR then pay the tax at YYZ.

Could my wife just check in at YYZ to save the whole EWR leg?
Nope. You cannot skip the first segment.

First rule of airline pricing: price is not a function of cost, it's determined by what they think you'll pay.
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