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Old Jan 10, 2018 | 3:52 pm
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Originally Posted by beachfan
Then what is the term for what I’m referring to? I’ve run into many examples of that, would be interested in seeing an example of what you are referring to (say in domestic 48 states so routing rules don’t come into play)
I always thought it promoted connecting flights over non stops, not vice versus.In your example, which segments are married and cannot be separated.
Married sector availability can mean
A-B plus B-C are available but A-C via B isnt
or
A-C via B is available when one oe both of A-B and B-C are unavailable

The issue that was being referred to is where B-C is not available standalone whilst A-C via B is
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