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Old Jul 12, 2021 | 10:57 pm
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Originally Posted by ISTFlyer
CLT-RDU-CLT also has the same flight number on some rotations.
It's not just short-hauls.

AA1585 flies PHL-LAS-PHL. AA 1551 flies MIA-LAS-MIA. AA315 flies MIA-PHL-MIA.

The practical effect is zero. If you were on a flight with a single number that went, say, CLT-GSP-RDU, you would probably not get the 500-mile minimum for each segment. Years ago, before the advent of loyalty programs, I would frequently fly from DCA to BUF with a stop in SYR or ROC, and not even get off the plane. That was on Allegheny Airlines, which tells you how long ago it was.
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