<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by zrs70:
A direct flight supposedly is the same. But as we all know, it isn't! Direct flight means one flight number, but not necesarily one aircraft.</font>
And the second half of the "direct" flight doesn't neccessarily wait around for the first.
I fail to see the point in the term, especially since it doesn't seem that airlines make a big deal out of promoting "direct" service anymore.