Prices for flights to New York

Caz3121

priced to show savings v's the direct DUB - NYC flights (EI and Delta to JFK and UA to EWR) - if an indirect flight was the same price as a direct flight, which would you choose?
APD saving - not applicable if in transit rather than commencing journey

whatmichaelsays

langlandmoney wrote: »

I was looking for flights from Heathrow to Newark and flying with Virgin was going to cost £576.
However having read this thread I looked around and found that if I am in Dublin I can fly to Newark via Heathrow and get on the same Virgin plane for less than £500.
How does that work?

On directs from LHR to EWR, competition is fairly limited. There are only a handful of airlines flying the route (BA, Virgin, United, etc), which is reflected in pricing.

On indirect flights, there is a lot more competition, as you could potentially connect at any airport in western / central Europe or the east coast of America. Suddenly, the airlines are competing with any carrier operating out of Dublin, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Boston, Atlanta, Washington, etc. To get you on their flight, they have to be competitive.

langlandmoney

whatmichaelsays wrote: »

On directs from LHR to EWR, competition is fairly limited. There are only a handful of airlines flying the route (BA, Virgin, United, etc), which is reflected in pricing.

On indirect flights, there is a lot more competition, as you could potentially connect at any airport in western / central Europe or the east coast of America. Suddenly, the airlines are competing with any carrier operating out of Dublin, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris, Brussels, Boston, Atlanta, Washington, etc. To get you on their flight, they have to be competitive.

Now that makes sense
Thank you