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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 12:56 pm
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Originally Posted by GoAmtrak
It's a parallel topic. To get on my favorite hobby horse, I think USDOT should ban direct flight numbers unless it's the same plane on all legs and one is allowed to remain on the aircraft during any stop. This is well within DOT's purview to ensure clean marketing practices.
I think they should require that all people can make their "connections" should airlines choose to market this way.

I don't think that most people realize that they can book a "direct" flight and still misconnect to it.

Anyhow, such legislation would stop this practice quickly.


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