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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 5:03 pm
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Originally Posted by tods27
"Direct" flights are defined by the flight number, not the plane that actually flies the route. In this case, UA914 goes SFO-AMS and is marketed as a "Direct" flight.
The question, is why force a plane swap when it does not need to be done?

Make SFO-CDG flight 914 and LAX-AMS flight 946. SFO-AMS is 914+946 and LAX-AMS is 946+914
It just seems more sensible to me.
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