Originally Posted by
findark
Can one simply transit LXA? I know there was that story... (can't find it now - the blown double-transit of India with no visa) that got rebooked through LXA but thought normally you couldn't.
I suspect you'd need to get the special Tibetan landing document. OP was looking for a "fun routing"
OP: When are you planning to go? The published fares are much, much lower than you're describing, so I feel like there may be some kind of availability issue.