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Apr 18, 2009 | 3:54 pm

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ParkedInTheDesert

Join Date: Mar 2008

Location: Palm Springs area

Posts: 87

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerseyguy

I wanted to book ANC to EWR for early september, I noticed they had a direct flight that stopped in SEA online, no change in gauge. When I contacted the Onepass Elite Desk they told me that they noted a change in gauge but both segments were recorded as a 737-800 and while he could not confirm that there would be no change of planes he thought it would be very irregular. Is this likely an error or does Continental really want to change from one 737-800 to another?

When I flew EWR-SEA-ANC-SEA-EWR recently the a/c was a 737-900 with video. The same a/c was used for the through flight, but all pax had to deplane in SEA for cleaning and catering.