Originally Posted by GeneDoc
A direct flight whose second leg doesn't wait for passengers on the LAX-EWR first leg -- particularly cruel marketing.
It happens more then it ought to, but it's better then it used to be, once apon a time the airlines would have a number of inbound flights with the same number to connect.
"Direct" flights would, of course, show up on the travel agent's computer (remember travel agents?) before connecting flights.