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Old Aug 7, 2014, 9:20 am
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Calchas
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Originally Posted by BoSoxinBkk
Calchas, HNL-LAX-ANC-PHX-JFK does not include a transcon, so I presume you could also add JFK-LAX-DFW to add another 210+60 TPs. Something like LAX-ANC-LAX-JFK-PHX-JFK-DFW would give five 210TP flights. I wonder if it is possible to get six 210TP flights for the permitted six segments in mainland USA.
Originally Posted by nickerss
I'd imagine that if they haven't already, they will soon put CLT and PHX on the list of transcons to prevent that type of routing.
PHX-JFK is on the transcon list. I include it here for reference.

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          K.WITHIN THE US/CANADA ONLY ONE NONSTOP OR SINGLE
            PLANE SERVICE TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT PERMITTED.
            A TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT IS DEFINED AS TRAVEL
            BETWEEN A CITY IN COLUMN -A-  AND A CITY IN
            COLUMN -B-.
                    A                       B
            BALTIMORE MD                 LAS VEGAS
            BOSTON MA                    LONG BEACH CA
            CHARLOTTE NC                 LOS ANGELES CA
            CLEVELAND OH                 OAKLAND CA
            FT LAUDERDALE FL             PHOENIX AZ
            HARTFORD CT                  PORTLAND OR
            MIAMI FL                     SAN DIEGO CA
            NEWARK NJ                    SAN FRANCISCO CA
            NEW YORK NY                  SAN JOSE CA
            ORLANDO FL                   SANTA ANA CA
            PHILADELPHIA PA              SEATTLE WA
            PITTSBURGH PA                VANCOUVER BC
            RALEIGH DURHAM NC
            SAN JUAN PR
            TORONTO ON
            WASHINGTON DC
            WEST PALM BEACH FL
            ADDITIONALLY ONLY ONE FLIGHT TO ANCHORAGE -ANC -
            AND ONE FLIGHT FROM ANCHORAGE PERMITTED.
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