for the vast majority of travelers -- which I presume includes the OP, since the notional example of SEA-IAH isn't a nonstop DL market -- MR-style turnarounds (HUB-XXX-HUB or YYY-HUB-YYY) with the same flight number are irrelevant
Originally Posted by
CPMaverick
It's annoying that airlines do this. But whether it is the same plane, different planes, domestic, or international.... you'll never get two segments or actual MQM for a 1-stop direct flight if it is ticketed as such. You'll get 1 segment and MQM as the P2P distance ignoring the connection.
oh, I knew going in that the chance of success was zero, but I felt I needed to make the point about an exceedingly disingenuous practice ... if it's the same jet, I'll *maybe* cut the airline some slack, but when they knowingly plan/operate it like a connection it's just petty