Originally Posted by jrl767 (Post 32197652)

oh, I knew going in that the chance of success was zero, but I felt I needed to make the point about an exceedingly disingenuous practice ... if it's the same jet, I'll *maybe* cut the airline some slack, but when they knowingly plan/operate it like a connection it's just petty

Originally Posted by ekozie (Post 32197697)

Especially when the connection isn't guaranteed and the second flight won't be held for a delay on the first!

Originally Posted by flyingmike (Post 32193941)

The only caveat, and this is an experience on UA, I am not sure if DL numbers it’s flights like this, is some flights even with a plane change are a single flight number and count as one segment.


in other words XXX-YYY-ZZZ is a single flight number and therefore is a single segment.

UA and I think US both did this. I’m new to DL so not certain it numbers flights like that.

mike

Originally Posted by jrl767 (Post 32197652)

for the vast majority of travelers -- which I presume includes the OP, since the notional example of SEA-IAH isn't a nonstop DL market -- MR-style turnarounds (HUB-XXX-HUB or YYY-HUB-YYY) with the same flight number are irrelevant


oh, I knew going in that the chance of success was zero, but I felt I needed to make the point about an exceedingly disingenuous practice ... if it's the same jet, I'll *maybe* cut the airline some slack, but when they knowingly plan/operate it like a connection it's just petty