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Old Apr 12, 2013, 6:10 am
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xliioper
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Originally Posted by Indy
I was on flight 844 out of Atlanta yesterday. About 15 minutes into flight we had to return to Atlanta due to mechanical problems. Does ATL-ATL count as a segment? In all the years I have been flying, this is a first for me.

Does anyone know what happened to the plane? It smelled like hot wiring in the cabin or something electrical burning. No smoke though.
No, you will not get a segment or mileage credit for the ATL-ATL flight. I'm not exactly sure what the previous poster was saying, but if DL put you on another carrier to OMA, you can ask for ORC for the ATL-OMA segment (I think that's what he was saying).
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