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Jul 14, 2004 | 3:53 am

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Originally Posted by NYBanker

DL now offers a second round trip from JFK to SEA each day (this is good if you travel this route). The new flights, DL 508, use the same flight number for both directions (this is odd).

At JFK, the automated pre-flight departure messages announced "flight 508, service to Seattle, with continuing service to New York Kennedy."

Seems like this can only cause confusion. Anyone have any idea whats going on?

Song does this with flight 2094 JFK/MCO/JFK route.....easy to see how late it may be leaving here (FL) by checking number to see when it left there.....