Originally Posted by
FTLexMUC
I guess that’s why people skip legs...
with that being said, I was looking into flights to Europe this summer and find a connection to Frankfurt vie Brussels in business prices out at $2400 but the direct flight to BRU without the FRA leg is $4k. Both airports work for me.
other than skipping legs, are there legit ways to force the cheaper fare on the direct?
not sure why you think it's strange
flights are not cost-plus model (raw cost of flight plus 10% markup)
It's supply and demand.
Low supply, high demand for nonstop flight = can charger higher
so XYZ-BRU price is high
Lower demand and higher supply for one stop flight = charge lower
(Need to compete with BA offering XYZ-LHR-FRA versus XYZ-BRU-FRA. People prefer nonstop over one stop, so lower demand)
airline has leftover seats on XYZ-BRU but dont want to lower price for XYZ-BRU - rather sell XYZ-BRU-ABC at lower price to fill up XYZ-BRU