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Megan and I are going to Portland this weekend. We’re flying on Delta Airlines from Indianapolis. We’re leaving from Indy because it was a lot cheaper than flying from Cleveland and we have to be able to make it to her Monday interview in Dayton.

Just out of curiosity, I checked Delta’s website today to see what airfare from Cleveland to Portland would cost now. I picked an arbitrary set of dates (Apr 21 – Apr 28) and came up with a flight from Cleveland (CLE) to Portland (PDX) with a layover in Cincinnati (CVG) both ways for $343.

Using the same dates, this time going from Cincinnati (CVG) to Portland (PDX) would cost $485, all with at least one layover. A direct flight isn’t even an option with an economy class ticket even though the direct flights are already a part of the Cleveland to Portland trip that I searched for first.

I can understand the pricing differences. I’m sure they’re set by the current market in each city. What I don’t understand is why you can’t get the direct flight to/from Cincinnati.