LGA-CLE-EWR-China routing
Apr 25, 2019, 10:10 am
#16
Join Date: Jun 2004
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I’m gonna guess that it’s a “sum of the locals” where the OP is buying a LGA-CLE priced segment an an additional CLE-BJS segment, where the two added is cheaper that a straight NYC-BJS.
Apr 25, 2019, 10:22 am
#17
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Austin, TX
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I would agree with that, except that NYC-BJS has a $150 RT base G fare that can be routed through CLE and EWR. So, my guess is that what's happening is that UA has zeroed the G inventory on EWR-PEK, but has opened it up on CLE-EWR-PEK, so LGA-CLE-EWR-PEK prices as a through G fare but EWR-PEK doesn't. If OP shares the travel dates in question (and if it's still happening), we can tell for sure.
Apr 25, 2019, 11:27 am
#18
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 575
I would agree with that, except that NYC-BJS has a $150 RT base G fare that can be routed through CLE and EWR. So, my guess is that what's happening is that UA has zeroed the G inventory on EWR-PEK, but has opened it up on CLE-EWR-PEK, so LGA-CLE-EWR-PEK prices as a through G fare but EWR-PEK doesn't. If OP shares the travel dates in question (and if it's still happening), we can tell for sure.
Apr 25, 2019, 11:41 am
#19
Join Date: May 2010
Location: AVP & PEK
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But no, they won't let you drop any of these odd segments in order to fly non-stop.
Apr 25, 2019, 12:13 pm
#20
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: San Francisco
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For sure! Don't drive over to EWR cutting out your wonderful trip to CLE and expect to get on the flight to PEK. If you miss ANY segment they will cancel out the rest of the itinerary with no recourse left to you at all.