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Feb 17, 2024 | 5:21 pm

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Originally Posted by guv1976 (Post # 2)

I see that -- at least on some days -- Southwest offers direct service from GEG to SNA (one stop, no change of planes).

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Originally Posted by Laurie.H (Post # 3)

I've checked southwest does not go through Seattle ever and they don't do direct flights.

In the airline industry, "direct" is different from "nonstop". A nonstop means a single takeoff and landing. A direct flight, as defined in the quoted parenthetical, is a flight which does make a stop, but you stay on the same plane.

Taking such a "direct" flight would be easier than making a connection, and reduce (if not almost eliminate) the risk of misconnection and getting stranded overnight.

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