What constitutes as a segment?
Mar 17, 2020 | 10:42 am
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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
Mar 17, 2020 | 10:45 am
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This isn't a good argument against these types of flight numbers because when you misconnect in the middle you get the full MQM and segment for the original direct flight plus the MQM and segment for the rebooked flight from connection point to destination.
Mar 17, 2020 | 10:47 am
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The only caveat, and this is an experience on UA, I am not sure if DL numbers its 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. Im new to DL so not certain it numbers flights like that.
mike
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. Im new to DL so not certain it numbers flights like that.
mike
Mar 17, 2020 | 6:53 pm
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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
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
