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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 8:52 am
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CabinCaptive
 
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Originally Posted by DanTravels
These are an artifact of the old NW routes. I can't recall whether DL has, or had, any 'direct' flights XXX-SLC-HNL - anybody know? And I don't recall whether even NW had any DTW-(SEA/SFO/LAX)-HNL 'direct' routes, or any XXX-(SEA/SFO/LAX)-(OGG/KOA) 'direct' routes, so it may just be a matter of avoiding routings that include those 'direct' flights between MSP and HNL.
Yeah - I called to have the segments split, and the cost would have been 1K in additional fare.

I just don't get the logic. MSP-SFO is UGable, SFO-HNL is UGable. MSP-HNL is not. Just dumb, really. An FO could get UG on each flight, while a through DM won't. Where is the logic?
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