Originally Posted by andrzej
That is weird. I have some $credit with AA which is about to disappear(cancelled ticket), so I'm looking into some MRs from TPA to LAX. AA.Com is giving me $189.40 R/T, same day return. I will do 2 R/Ts, connecting through ORD and MIA, thus earning max miles. I don't understand why it would be different from the other side.
Doesn't surprise me that the fare is different. Market conditions dictate fares, and I'm sure these are different in LA than in Tampa. For an extreme, but obvious case, compare NYC-LON rt and LON-NYC rt (especially in C or above).