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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 11:20 am
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Originally Posted by PRWeezer
That itinerary clearly shows 1 stop & change of planes, so it's really not a "direct" flight but an issue of using the same flight #; there are a limited # of flight #s & this is a common occurrence. .
Clearly the OP knows this, as he booked the flight as two segments for the upgrade.

And I'm pretty sure they don't do it due to lack of flight numbers. It's a marketing trick, and arguably a deceptive one.
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