Originally Posted by CO FF
Apologies in advance, but I couldn't find a thread on this using Google.
I'm booking a (very rare) trip on HP, and noticed that they seem to have 2 flights on the same route, at the same time, but on different aircraft.
LAX-PHX HP 272 (A320) dep 1242 arr 1502
LAX-PHX HP 85 (B757) dep 1242 arr 1502
Do they really have 2 flights? Is it a race?
(that would be neat...)
I'm sure there's a simple explanation, well known to the HP regulars. Please share it!
thx.
There are two flights and they often leave from adjacent gates (which causes great confusion for passengers). This is common on the LAX and SAN routes as they typically have more passengers than can be accomodated on one plane. I've noticed that the website usually rotates the order in which they are listed with the assumption that most people will pick the first one in the list. I'm not sure if they perform that rotation based on load or not.
I typically prefer the A320 to the 757 if I know that I'm in Y. With the Gold upgrades I usually opt for the 757 as there are 2 more F seats available.