Why are roundtrip international flights so much more expensive when you are only staying a short time (2-3 days) in the other country?

Question

Title. Why would it matter to the airline how long you’re waiting between the two flights on a roundtrip, even when you’re scheduling both flights well in advance?

In: Economics

Answer 1

Short trips are associated with business trips, traveling professionals, people who are way more worried about a convenient itinerary and less worried about the cost of the ticket that will just end up on the company’s budget.

So airlines try to take advantage of that prediction and charge short turn arounds more