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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 1:45 pm
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Originally Posted by FlyerJuice
I am currently in Chennai, India (MAA). I want to go to NYC (JFK).
If i book a return ticket Sep 5 - December 22, the premium economy is quite cheap compared to Hong Kong (HKG) to JFK.

MAA-HKG-JFK-HKG-MAA would be the route.

Why is MAA-HKG-JFK-HKG-MAA cheaper than HKG-JFK-HKG!!? Blows my mind because there is an extra hong kong to chennai flight on the cheaper route. I am glad I am not in Hong Kong, it would be like twice the price.
Departure of origin plays a lot in airline price schemes. Nothing really a surprise here. Frequently some deals its cheaper to go TPE-HKG-JFK-HKG-TPE than HKG-JFK-HKG, it is just how airline pricing scheme works. Not really a straight linear scheme like train tickets where distance dictates price.
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