I'm trying to do a EWR >> NRT >> ICN >> EWR route in May, and the average price is ~$1500-2000 with some long layovers.
Found the following route on United for $990, which is great because of the direct from EWR >> NRT and good flights back to EWR. But the middle leg is 24 hours of travel for a 2.5 hour direct flight, and required a night in HK, which I don't want.
Searching for just the 1st and 2nd leg gets me a rate of $1600.
Is there any way to change or not fly the middle leg while maintaining the cheaper rate and not getting my flight back cancelled?