Originally Posted by kirker

I've done some research on flights from various European destinations to both SE Asia and Africa, and my results have been frankly quite a bit odd. It could cost 2x-3x as much to fly to the same destination from cities that may only be a few hundred kilometers apart. Here are some examples (all in J obviously, and per pax):

FRA-DPS: €1,025 (but €1,740 to BKK!)
ARN-SIN: $1,330 (but €2,000 to DPS!)
CPH-HKG: €940, plus about €1,000 to BKK or HKT