is it possible to make routes with multiple stops, say I wanted to fly from LA to Paris, could I make a route that flys to JFK, then to Paris, then back to JFK, then back to LA?
Technically yes with fuel stops...but you cannot get new passengers in JFK. So basically it only makes sense if the range of your aircraft isnt long enough to fly to CDG directly.
what a strange limitation to put on an otherwise very realistic simulation
You used to be able to make routes like that, but it was exploited and such the feature was removed for a more fair game play
Info in the manual: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/Manual/Routes/Freedoms/
interesting, I wonder how they exploited that? either way, thanks for the answer.