On which airlines, does same flight number mean same plane?
Sep 6, 2007 | 10:51 pm
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I agree. The fact that all of the US legacies have some flights that run xxx-hub-yyy on the same planes is meaningless insofar as people who would prefer not to deal with connections are concerned. On WN, by contrast, if I book a flight from BUR to PDX, I know that I won't have to get off the plane (at SMF, SJC, RNO, or OAK) unless I choose to do so.
Sep 6, 2007 | 10:58 pm
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In the case of XXX-hub-YYY, even if it's normally the same flight it's still possible to miss the connection if your inbound flight is late. They may decide to run the second leg with a different aircraft to keep the schedule.
Sep 6, 2007 | 11:43 pm
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