it's beyond me how they price these things. I tried to combine a southwest (RT $217) and an american (RT $320) flight because I liked the timing better and it came up with something like $500+ for the one-way out on american. some of the other options expedia came up with were totally ridiculous, like the route you mention, but additionally in the outrageous price range, like $600 round trip for the privilege of making several stops and layovers and arriving the wee hours of the morning (which I am going to be doing).
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I tried to combine a southwest (RT $217) and an american (RT $320) flight because I liked the timing better and it came up with something like $500+ for the one-way out on american.
some of the other options expedia came up with were totally ridiculous, like the route you mention, but additionally in the outrageous price range, like $600 round trip for the privilege of making several stops and layovers and arriving the wee hours of the morning (which I am going to be doing).