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Can someone explain to me how the hell airlines decide their connecting flights?
I want to go to Tokyo on a Japanese airline, like ANA. The closest major city is Seattle, Washington, but it's far enough I don't really want to drive. Seattle has direct flights through ANA to Tokyo. Flights from here to Seattle are regular, short, and cheap. However, if I try to get a ticket from my city to Tokyo, every single option has me bouncing from Dallas or Denver through some retarded endless hoop until finally getting to Tokyo 40 hours later. I could buy separate tickets, but I'd have to worry about re-checking through security with my luggage and delays and what not.
Is there any possible way to get this streamlined flight itinerary on one ticket? Could a travel agent do it?
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>>1289813
Just asking, but why are you so intent on flying ANA?
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>>1289838
Why would you fly United if you didn't have to?
These flight plans are just so fucking retarded, absolutely none of them route through the major airport right next to me.
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>>1289848
>These flight plans are just so fucking retarded, absolutely none of them route through the major airport right next to me.
Then I guess you're flying United....
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>>1289850
United doesn't either. I said absolutely none. Even though I could book a direct flight from here to Seattle through United. Even though I could book a direct flight from Seattle to Tokyo through United. There's absolutely no way they could combine the two apparently.
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>>1289813
What bumblefucknowhere airport are you flying out of that won't fly straight to SEA?
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>>1289852
maybe it's because you're going domestic -> international (weeb scum)
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>>1289848
If it's right next to you, then go there. Look and see if there is a daily shuttle service to the airport from where you live. At the worst, book a flight to SEA from where you live, then a flight from SEA to Tokyo. Book to get to SEA a day early, get a hotel and then take off the next day.
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>>1289813
Airlines have to pay airports berthing fees, and they also have to have staff and shit at every place, etc.
They don't just fly into places blind
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>>1290182
Also they have to look at all the passengers and where they're trying to get to. Not everybody on the same connecting flight is going to the same final destination. That's why flights often back track to major hub airports, it increases the number of possible connecting flights to other locations.
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>>1289987
This, if it's quicker and easier to do it yourself just do it yourself.
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>Can someone explain to me how the hell airlines decide their connecting flights?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGXahSnA_oA
Here you go. Great video from a great channel on all things air travel(but not exclusively).
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