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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 2:11 pm
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Same flight number for outbound and return
I noticed the other day that CO #1219 flies EWR-PBI at 8am and then returns, also as CO #1219 from PBI-EWR at 12pm. When looking up flight information on CO.com, you get:

Continental Flight 1219

There are multiple segments for this flight. To receive flight and gate status information, please specify a segment.

New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty) to West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
West Palm Beach, FL (PBI) to New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)
Is this common? How is this "allowed"? Seems quite confusing operationally.
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