Originally Posted by
BH62
Looking at a RT SEA-KIX in late June using the "lowest business fare" panel on the far right of the "economy" screen. So picked an outbound SEA-SFO-KIX on UA at approx $3700, then go to return fares. Most of them are similar amounts, but part-way down the page, for flights involving a leg on Asiana, e.g. KIX-ICN-SFO-SEA, the fare is shown as $0. OK, just for fun, select that & get an all-in fare somewhere in the $4000 range. BTW, an all-UA RT prices to approx $7k. Can someone explain this ... does it get an all-inclusive RT fare or a magic glitch in the software. If so, maybe I should buy a Lotto ticket.
This is one of the many confusing consequences of UA's poor implementation of trying to display per segment pricing instead of the minimum total trip price at each stage of the flight search.
I recommend one of the better flight search site, like Google Flights or ITA Software or Hipmunk.
Originally Posted by
BH62
Isn't this akin to hidden city? Is it "legally" bookable or would it automatically cxl if one never set foot at SEL per se?
No, you can book it, make the ICN/KIX connections, and be fine.