Originally Posted by
dhuey
And that is why the term has become misleading. If direct meant that the passenger would be able to stay seated during the stop, then it would convey useful information (even though many would still confuse it with nonstop) Now, however, your direct flight can mean two different planes, parked on opposite ends of a terminal.
The FAA should require uniform and accurate terminology. Nonstop means one plane with no stops. Direct with stop means one plane with a stop. Connecting means everything else.
Thread became pertinent because nobody had earlier mentioned the additional confusion of [I]direct[I] with [I]nonstop[I]. Also, because I just today found it.
Does someone feel the topic is no longer relevant? The problem has not gone away, nor had it been sufficiently explicated. People still read [I]The Odyssey[I], still indeed add
commentaries. At least this topic will expire long before another 4,000 years pass.