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Old Jan 30, 2017 | 2:50 pm
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
Yes, if purchased as ORD-SIN, UA895. You need to split into two flight segments. This is a "direct" flight issue.
There is a CRAPTON of issues with "Direct" flights

There is on from IAD-LAS that goes thru SFO as well, but I digress

I have found it MUCH easier to find R availability by doing a multi city (segment) search, then going up to a more general search and see when it disappears, then go back to the least granular and book it.
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