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Aug 13, 2015 | 3:01 am

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Originally Posted by ThreeJulietTango

Or they could do what LUS did/does on many flights and have the same aircraft operate both legs, like US516 running MCO-PHX-SMF. Much less confusing than having the outbound and return flights run under the same flight number, and much less misleading than having the same flight number with a change of equipment halfway through, which in my opinion the DOT should move to stop.

I used to fly SJC-LAX-SNA on a flight with the same flight number.
It cost $5 more than the nonstop. I don't remember if I was trying to get EQS or EQMs, or maybe just the 1000 RDMs... One time we lost the plane to another flight at LAX because the original aircraft for that flight went MX, and the 5 passengers for SNA were taken by van.