Why can't I book this multi-city fare on American Airlines?
I've been trying to purchase this ticket
for a week or so (from the AA website), but I kept getting the following message:
Choose a different flight or fare. We're sorry but at least one of the flights or fares you chose is no longer available.
If you proceed to the available options, you can see that the very same itinerary is available for the very same price. But the AA website keeps asking to choose a different flight. I've tried modifying this itinerary a bit (moving it a few days back and forth), but it didn't help. Also, you cannot buy this ticket from aggregator websites, as far as I can tell (they all redirect you to the AA website).
I was wondering if this is just a technical bug or AA does not allow to purchase this itinerary intentionally (since if you look for one-way trips YVR-SAN by American Airlines, you will find that they are roughly twice as expensive as the route I'm referring to).
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How do I book a multi-city ticket?
Booking multi-city flights, in picturesHow do I book a round trip with different airports?
On the Skyscanner homepage or app, select 'Multi-city' at the top of the search panel. Then: Enter up to six legs of your journey, selecting your departure airport, destination and dates from the drop-down menus.Is multi-city considered round trip?
Round trip tickets refer to journey which go to a destination and return from that destination back home again. E.g. Joburg to London and back, either direct or via another city. Multi-city tickets refer to a journey which is broken for longer than 24 hours in more than one point on the trip.What is the cheapest day to buy American Airlines tickets?
Fly the cheapest days: On U.S. flights, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are usually the cheapest days to fly. On international flights, weekdays are generally cheaper than weekends (but not always).Liz Phair - Why Can't I? (Official Video)
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