Originally Posted by
ISTFlyer
However, flying LHR-SOF-LHR-HEL-LHR-JFK-LAX-JFK-LHR-HEL-LHR-SOF-LHR in J is cheaper than LHR-LAX-LHR in J.
But it's also time-consuming and physically exhausting, and very much one for people who enjoy flying for the sake of it.
Many people - and I am, for the most part, one of them - would choose to pay more and spend less time in the air.