Flight price confusion

[wrtiii]

It takes a lot of searching to gather the information, but having done it for the airports that are options for me, I reiterate:

1. If there are options from multiple airlines for your destination from one point of origin, all options from that point of origin tend to be cheaper, because everyone changes the price to keep pace with the cheapest option.

2. There appears to be a premium charged for direct flights.

Do these not fit with what you are seeing?

[Thatswhatshesaid]

It takes a lot of searching to gather the information, but having done it for the airports that are options for me, I reiterate:

1. If there are options from multiple airlines for your destination from one point of origin, all options from that point of origin tend to be cheaper, because everyone changes the price to keep pace with the cheapest option.

2. There appears to be a premium charged for direct flights.

Do these not fit with what you are seeing?

I've been researching flights out of DFW and American has a direct flight to MBJ for around 496 I think.(that was for March, April goes way up)
Delta is mostly 1 stop through ATL and they are 502, and American also has 1 stops in that same price range.
Southwest also flies there now and they are in the same price range, but free bag check.
BUT all this can vary greatly as we all know. Plus if you play around with departure days, you can save a few bucks also.

Now for the next question: does anyone use a travel agent anymore? If so, are the prices any better?

[gregandkelly63]

$481 out of Nashville

$548 out of Atlanta

Here is where I'm confused. The Nashville flight has a layover in Atlanta. So why is the Atlanta flight not cheaper?