Originally Posted by
moondog
15. (1995) A thorough perusal of a 1995 OAG checking all the traditional gateways as well as a few that weren’t led to the surprising discovery of a major and longstanding U.S. airline that per that 1995 OAG referenced operated just a single daily nonstop transcontinental U.S. domestic flight. Can you identify the airline, the route and the aircraft type involved?
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Okay. The "longstanding US airline" requirement, which I overlooked during my first guess, theoretically puts me within guessing range. I'm still sticking with JFK-LAX because if you were an airline and could only operate one transcon, that would be it (similar to how airlines in tiny Asia/Pacific countries choose LAX if their resources limit them to a single US flight). As for the airline and a/c type, I'll go with TWA on a 767-200.
Alas, it was not TWA - which was still fairly active in the transcon market if only between JFK and LAX/SFO with multiple flights in each market. If it's of any assistance, know that LAX was not the origin/destination of the transcon in question.
As to the "new Question" restriction, you can still respond to one new question today if you like - just not two.
The whole idea here is to limit the detritus represented by abandoned or partially answered questions littering the questions list. Requiring a commitment to at least three attempts to answer doesn't guarantee that the question will get answered correctly, but it increases the chances that it will be, earlier, as well as decreasing the chances of it remaining half answered and littering up the playing field.
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