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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 8:20 pm
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Wingnut71
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: UA 1K
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Is This The Way Pricing Works?
I travel to India regularly UA 82 EWR to DEL direct, 83 on the return. I just priced round trip from EWR = $7,239 in Bus/1st, several months in advance. I priced ORD-EWR-DEL in Bus/1st (same dates) and it comes in at $5,659, because there is a Z fare bucket from ORD and not EWR. So, UA flies me on two additional flights and charges me $1,580 less?

Question 1) Is this really the way pricing works? (Answer to my own question...of course you idiot!)

Question 2) Is there a way to skin the game, buy the ORD-EWR-DEL ticket and hop on in EWR, and hop off in EWR on the return? I don't think so, but I'm hoping!

Thanks in advance for any wisdom.
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