What does aircraft type CHG mean?
Aug 20, 2006, 6:31 pm
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What does aircraft type CHG mean?
I am looking at booking a return from EZE shortly after Jan 1, 2007 and this is what comes up as the equipment on the various flight options.
Carrier Flight
# Departing Arriving Aircraft
Type Cabin Travel
Time
City Date & Time City Date & Time
15 hr
25 min
AMERICAN AIRLINES
996 EZE
Buenos Aires 01/03/2007 10:30 PM DFW
Dallas/ Fort Worth 01/04/2007 06:18 AM 763 Economy
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AMERICAN AIRLINES
1439 DFW
Dallas/ Fort Worth 01/04/2007 07:49 AM SAN
San Diego 01/04/2007 08:55 AM S80 Economy
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17 hr
46 min
AMERICAN AIRLINES
908 EZE
Buenos Aires 01/03/2007 10:55 PM DFW
Dallas/ Fort Worth 01/04/2007 09:55 AM CHG Economy
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AMERICAN AIRLINES
465 DFW
Dallas/ Fort Worth 01/04/2007 10:36 AM SAN
San Diego 01/04/2007 11:41 AM S80 Economy
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19 hr
0 min
AMERICAN AIRLINES
908 EZE
Buenos Aires 01/03/2007 10:55 PM DFW
Dallas/ Fort Worth 01/04/2007 09:55 AM CHG Economy
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AMERICAN AIRLINES
1815 DFW
Dallas/ Fort Worth 01/04/2007 11:48 AM SAN
San Diego 01/04/2007 12:55 PM S80 Economy
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Carrier Flight
# Departing Arriving Aircraft
Type Cabin Travel
Time
City Date & Time City Date & Time
15 hr
25 min
AMERICAN AIRLINES
996 EZE
Buenos Aires 01/03/2007 10:30 PM DFW
Dallas/ Fort Worth 01/04/2007 06:18 AM 763 Economy
View Seats
AMERICAN AIRLINES
1439 DFW
Dallas/ Fort Worth 01/04/2007 07:49 AM SAN
San Diego 01/04/2007 08:55 AM S80 Economy
View Seats
17 hr
46 min
AMERICAN AIRLINES
908 EZE
Buenos Aires 01/03/2007 10:55 PM DFW
Dallas/ Fort Worth 01/04/2007 09:55 AM CHG Economy
View Seats
AMERICAN AIRLINES
465 DFW
Dallas/ Fort Worth 01/04/2007 10:36 AM SAN
San Diego 01/04/2007 11:41 AM S80 Economy
View Seats
19 hr
0 min
AMERICAN AIRLINES
908 EZE
Buenos Aires 01/03/2007 10:55 PM DFW
Dallas/ Fort Worth 01/04/2007 09:55 AM CHG Economy
View Seats
AMERICAN AIRLINES
1815 DFW
Dallas/ Fort Worth 01/04/2007 11:48 AM SAN
San Diego 01/04/2007 12:55 PM S80 Economy
View Seats
Aug 20, 2006, 6:48 pm
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CHG means change which should only appear if you have a single flight number for 2+ actual flights (of different a/c types).
Aug 20, 2006, 6:53 pm
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Specifically, AA908 on those dates flies EZE-MIA on a 777, then MIA-DFW on a 737.
Aug 20, 2006, 6:53 pm
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CHG = Change, as in change of aircraft. Flt 908 operates EZE-MIA as a 777, then continues as Flt 908 MIA-DFW as a 738.
Aug 20, 2006, 8:41 pm
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Which really is not a huge issue .. since you have to clear US Immigration/Customs in MIA .. you will be getting off the plane and then thru formalities .. recheck your luggage.. reclear security and go to the new gate.
Where CHG becomes a pain is someplace domestically where you think you are on AA12345 from A to C with a stop in B.. only to find out you are on one plane from A to B and then another from B to C.
In your case .. it really means minimal as you have to get off the plane anyhow.
Where CHG becomes a pain is someplace domestically where you think you are on AA12345 from A to C with a stop in B.. only to find out you are on one plane from A to B and then another from B to C.
In your case .. it really means minimal as you have to get off the plane anyhow.
Aug 20, 2006, 8:57 pm
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CHG = Indicated change of aircraft, also often a "Change of Gauge" here. A slick way of also depriving you of some miles, as if you had though you'd get DFW-MIA-EZE miles, you won't; you will only earn as if you were flying DFW-EZE.
AA used to have (AA38) a SFO-DFW share flight numbers with the DFW-ZRH flight - even though they were both 763s, one changed aircraft in DFW - but iles awarded were only as if there were a nonstop SFO-ZRH. At least there wasn't the insult of changing from a 777 to a Mad Dog or Trireme for ~four hours. (True mileage-gobbling FTers would probably book a different SFO-DFW flight to get full miles.)
AA used to have (AA38) a SFO-DFW share flight numbers with the DFW-ZRH flight - even though they were both 763s, one changed aircraft in DFW - but iles awarded were only as if there were a nonstop SFO-ZRH. At least there wasn't the insult of changing from a 777 to a Mad Dog or Trireme for ~four hours. (True mileage-gobbling FTers would probably book a different SFO-DFW flight to get full miles.)
Aug 20, 2006, 9:30 pm
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Originally Posted by JDiver
(True mileage-gobbling FTers would probably book a different SFO-DFW flight to get full miles.)
Aug 21, 2006, 2:04 am
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Not always. Sometimes it is an advantage - eg if on mileage limited ticket (paid or award), or if restricted in the number of flight segments allowed.