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Old Feb 12, 2002 | 4:53 pm
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Skylink USA
 
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I agree with almost everyone. Direct should be used only with tag end runs. For example, Dallas-Shreveport-Monroe.

The old TWA trick of JFK-LHR being flight 830/850/878/898 was silly. For example, 830 originated in SFO or 850 in LAS, etc. All planes had a change of gauge in JFK.
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