Originally Posted by MisterNice
Most of the major booking sites such as
www.travelocity.com etc have this feature. Go to advanced options, extra features or whatever they call it and select "0" connections. FWIW I believe it should be called non-stop, not direct.
MisterNice
Good advice, but an even better point here!
Assuming you mean not having to stop, or change planes, non-stop is the way to look at things.
For example, I was seated today on a NW flight from VPS-MEM-STL. The flight was a "direct" to, I think, to Milwaukee. My seat mate, whose final destination was in fact Milwaukee, made some comment about whether he should deplane in Memphis to get some grub. I said, "You might as well plan on it, since you'll be changing planes anyway." He goes, "Huh?" Not to be a smart aleck, I just said that 9 out of 10 times, this plane ENDS in Memphis, and you'll probably have to change planes, I don't care what they said in the boarding announcement. He goes, OK, but it is listed as a direct flight, just a stop in Memphis. I said, I know, but usually you do have to change planes.
(Please understand, I was in NO WAY trying to be some kind of know-it-all. It's just that I've seen this repeatedly on this route, and on others by other airlines, not just Northwest...it's deceptive, to my way of thinking, because how are you gonna know when a "direct" flight is gonna turn out to be a "connecting" flight?)
Guess who left the plane with me tonight? ...Nope, not just my seat mate....*Everyone* did!!
Listen to MisterNice.
