Connecting flight is same plane at same gate—this has never happened to me before
Dec 27, 2025 | 2:41 am
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This seems to happen to me at least once a year in SEA when flying AS.
IAH-SEA-FAI last month.
Both times in 2F.
Had enough time to stop in the N lounge for a snack and Clase Azul
IAH-SEA-FAI last month.
Both times in 2F.
Had enough time to stop in the N lounge for a snack and Clase Azul
Dec 29, 2025 | 6:21 pm
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Now that I think about it, I did experience this once. Flying BUF-ORD-MSP on UA, same plane both legs. Different flights and the crew changed, as well (would have been really funny to have the same flight attendants, since I'd just done an ORD-BUF-ORD mileage run so had the same crew on both those flights).
Dec 30, 2025 | 11:06 am
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forgot one in my earlier list
Sep 2007 ATL-ONT and ONT-ATL, Delta 757 N677DL (MR); same FAs working the evening outbound and redeye return
Sep 2007 ATL-ONT and ONT-ATL, Delta 757 N677DL (MR); same FAs working the evening outbound and redeye return
Dec 30, 2025 | 12:27 pm
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Dec 31, 2025 | 5:05 pm
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Jan 3, 2026 | 2:16 am
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I once flew BA from DXB to JFK via LHR. Got off my first flight at LHR, had to go through the whole rigmarole of re-clearing transit security only to end up at the same gate and boarding the same plane I had arrived on! And I was in the same seat on both flights.
May 3, 2026 | 11:16 am
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Y'all are making me feel old. I remember being on plenty of "direct, with stops" flights were we only got off if that was our destination/connecting point.
Now "direct" means nothing other than a shared flight number. Everybody gets off no matter what. I've missed the 2nd segment of a same flight number trip because the 1st segment was late.
Now "direct" means nothing other than a shared flight number. Everybody gets off no matter what. I've missed the 2nd segment of a same flight number trip because the 1st segment was late.
May 3, 2026 | 2:20 pm
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Recently had the same scenario @ SCL. The little security pull tab from my first segment amenity kit was still in the storage space.
May 3, 2026 | 10:09 pm
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May 3, 2026 | 10:45 pm
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