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Old May 16, 2018 | 10:56 pm
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Originally Posted by Ldnn1


It’s a direct flight, and perfectly correct to call it so.
No, it’s not, actually, as direct flights can include stops; nonstops are, well, nonstop.

(AA 48 was marketed as a direct flight: SFO-DFW-ZRH. At DFW changes of aircraft and terminals were generally required. Mileage and segment credit was accrued as if AA 48 was a nonstop flight; it wasn’t.)
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