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Old Apr 27, 2016 | 12:15 pm
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Originally Posted by Often1
Again, be careful of the term "direct". That simply means a flight with a stop somewhere. It does not mean non-stop. The itinerary you posted suggests a one-stop (likely plane change) given the timing. Looking at the flight #, the stop would have been at PHL.
Yup, there ya go. AA 718 is SFO-PHL and PHL-FCO (different AC, same #).

See: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL718
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