Why is your airline's flight #1...#1?
May 19, 2019, 6:05 pm
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Why is your airline's flight #1...#1?
Interested to hear if there's any symbolism to glean from your frequent airline's flight #1 . What makes it *number one*? Jokes and jabs welcome, too (including speculation as to why some flights are numbered as #1!)
May 19, 2019, 6:17 pm
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It's usually the flagship flight of an airline
British Airways 1 - formerly Concorde, now all J class A318 LCY-SNN-JFK
United 1 - SFO-SIN
Alaska 1 - DCA-SEA
American 1 - JFK-LAX
Delta 1 - JFK-LHR
Lufthansa 1 - HAM-FRA, ok, not so high profile
Air Canada 1 -YYZ-HND (Toronto to Tokyo Haneda)
Qantas 1 -SYD-SIN-LHR
Singapore 1 - SFO-HKG-SIN
Air New Zealand 1 - LHR-LAX-AKL
British Airways 1 - formerly Concorde, now all J class A318 LCY-SNN-JFK
United 1 - SFO-SIN
Alaska 1 - DCA-SEA
American 1 - JFK-LAX
Delta 1 - JFK-LHR
Lufthansa 1 - HAM-FRA, ok, not so high profile
Air Canada 1 -YYZ-HND (Toronto to Tokyo Haneda)
Qantas 1 -SYD-SIN-LHR
Singapore 1 - SFO-HKG-SIN
Air New Zealand 1 - LHR-LAX-AKL
May 19, 2019, 7:09 pm
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PA 1 & PA 2 were RTW flights, IIRC.
CP 1 and CP 2 used to be CP's YVR-Asia route (either NRT or HND before that) and maybe onto HKG. I forget now.
D7 1 and D7 2 are the number of Air Asia X,s KUL-KIX-HNL route.
CP 1 and CP 2 used to be CP's YVR-Asia route (either NRT or HND before that) and maybe onto HKG. I forget now.
D7 1 and D7 2 are the number of Air Asia X,s KUL-KIX-HNL route.
May 19, 2019, 8:43 pm
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Oh, I see the original post is about "my" airline.
No, with all these "enhancements", I have no loyalty to any airline. Of course, I have slight favorites and frequent flyer program strategy but not enough to designate an airline as "mine". Sorry.
No, with all these "enhancements", I have no loyalty to any airline. Of course, I have slight favorites and frequent flyer program strategy but not enough to designate an airline as "mine". Sorry.
May 20, 2019, 10:47 am
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Useful to have some data to get us started, all the same.
BA1 being Concorde made a lot of sense, and apparently AF1 was also Concorde. Although in both cases they apparently only got "promoted" to that in 1992 - https://forums.flightsimlabs.com/ind...duled-flights/
BA1 being Concorde made a lot of sense, and apparently AF1 was also Concorde. Although in both cases they apparently only got "promoted" to that in 1992 - https://forums.flightsimlabs.com/ind...duled-flights/
May 20, 2019, 6:00 pm
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And QF1 used to be SYD-BKK-LHR then QF1 changed to SYD-DXB-LHR and..
So for Qantas, QF1 is used for the flagship flight from Sydney to London via what ever transit port is used en route.
I imagine that if there was ever a direct SYD-LHR then that would be assigned the coveted QF1 designation.
https://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-ditc...ngapore-london
From March 25 2018, the flagship QF1/QF2 Sydney-London Airbus A380 service will run via Singapore instead of Dubai, replacing one of the two daily Sydney-Singapore A330 flights.
From March 25 2018, the flagship QF1/QF2 Sydney-London Airbus A380 service will run via Singapore instead of Dubai, replacing one of the two daily Sydney-Singapore A330 flights.
I imagine that if there was ever a direct SYD-LHR then that would be assigned the coveted QF1 designation.
May 20, 2019, 9:17 pm
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Turkish Airlines TK 1 / TK 2 Istanbul Airport - New York JFK
LOT 1 / 2 Warsaw - Chicago
Could be added to the list
LOT 1 / 2 Warsaw - Chicago
Could be added to the list
May 21, 2019, 10:17 am
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JL1 is SFO-HND, I'm not sure if there's any significance behind that.
NH1 is IAD-NRT, which does connect the capitals, but isn't the most highly trafficked route.
QR1 is DOH-LHR, which is a flagship route for QR
NH1 is IAD-NRT, which does connect the capitals, but isn't the most highly trafficked route.
QR1 is DOH-LHR, which is a flagship route for QR
May 21, 2019, 10:22 am
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I really wonder why;
WN 1 Dallas Love Field - Houston Hobby - Corpus Christi ( first part makes sense, it's the two major airports that Southwest flies, while no other carrier flies that much - but not the second part )
WN 1 Dallas Love Field - Houston Hobby - Corpus Christi ( first part makes sense, it's the two major airports that Southwest flies, while no other carrier flies that much - but not the second part )
May 21, 2019, 11:30 am
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I believe that at one time UA1 was used for their around the world flight.
May 21, 2019, 12:46 pm
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AFAIK the lowest flight numbers LX operates are LX6/8/9, which is ZRH-ORD
There used to be an LX4 (ZRH-LAX), but that was renumbered at some point to LX40
Not sure if SR had an SR1 flight...
There used to be an LX4 (ZRH-LAX), but that was renumbered at some point to LX40
Not sure if SR had an SR1 flight...
May 22, 2019, 2:11 pm
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It's usually the flagship flight of an airline
British Airways 1 - formerly Concorde, now all J class A318 LCY-SNN-JFK
United 1 - SFO-SIN
Alaska 1 - DCA-SEA
American 1 - JFK-LAX
Delta 1 - JFK-LHR
Lufthansa 1 - HAM-FRA, ok, not so high profile
Air Canada 1 -YYZ-HND (Toronto to Tokyo Haneda)
Qantas 1 -SYD-SIN-LHR
Singapore 1 - SFO-HKG-SIN
Air New Zealand 1 - LHR-LAX-AKL
British Airways 1 - formerly Concorde, now all J class A318 LCY-SNN-JFK
United 1 - SFO-SIN
Alaska 1 - DCA-SEA
American 1 - JFK-LAX
Delta 1 - JFK-LHR
Lufthansa 1 - HAM-FRA, ok, not so high profile
Air Canada 1 -YYZ-HND (Toronto to Tokyo Haneda)
Qantas 1 -SYD-SIN-LHR
Singapore 1 - SFO-HKG-SIN
Air New Zealand 1 - LHR-LAX-AKL