<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by wharvey:
I am curious... when the board said the plane was going to LAX and you thought you had a [i]direct nonstop flight[i] (which is what I am assuming from your comment) why didnt you just ask the gate agent about this problem?</font>
There is one of the sources of the problem: "[i]direct nonstop flight[i]". There is no such animal.
Non-stop: One flight number, one aircraft, no stops between two city pairs.
Direct: One flight number between two city pairs with one or more intermediate stops and a change of aircraft possible enroute.
Connecting: Two or more flight numbers with [usually] a change of aircraft enroute.