Originally Posted by
irishguy28
All that changes when you "tell them" that you actually want to spend extra time in Paris, by deliberating building in a second (otherwise completely unnecessary) night in Paris. You are no longer a traveller only interested in getting to Toronto (and who was offered an effective discount due to the inconvenience of a forced overnight stay in Paris en-route, when you could have booked a direct option with another airline), you are now a traveller who wants to see two destinations - Paris AND Toronto - and can be charged more accordingly.
Yep. From NL but for a few months based in Paris now I sometimes see the option to fly via AMS with a 19-22 hours stop allowing me to have a night at my own home, to mown the grass, or to visit the NL office quickly, and sometimes that is cheaper than a same day connection. Particularly if flights are still empty (e.g. a few days ago I did this with the last flight from CDG to AMS that was over half empty - to continue next day to CPH. But when it goes over 24 hours prices go up significantly. I often try a multi-stop option on a website like Kayak first to see what is possible, you find then often other (later) connections as on the KL or AF website.