Continuing flight?
Dec 5, 2012 | 12:30 pm
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I agree with GoAmtrak because most of us come on FT to learn things, and two different planes with the same flight number causing a change of aircraft at connecting airports is b.s., especially when the ticket is sold as a direct flight.
What's the problem with a discussion of getting from point A to point B without needing to take a hike in between?
What's the problem with a discussion of getting from point A to point B without needing to take a hike in between?
agree with GoAmtrak if you actually read through this thread.
"Well, that's just it - it's not the same flight number. It's the same plane though, according to the info".
And we already have a "direct flight" thread.
Dec 5, 2012 | 12:31 pm
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And could very easily change before you take these flights. "Where is my plane coming from" changes a lot due to irrops, mx needs, etc.
Dec 5, 2012 | 12:56 pm
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It's a parallel topic. To get on my favorite hobby horse, I think USDOT should ban direct flight numbers unless it's the same plane on all legs and one is allowed to remain on the aircraft during any stop. This is well within DOT's purview to ensure clean marketing practices.
I don't think that most people realize that they can book a "direct" flight and still misconnect to it.
Anyhow, such legislation would stop this practice quickly.
Really.
Dec 5, 2012 | 2:09 pm
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. Is there some sort of FAA registration they need for additional flight numbers?4k for OAL codeshares, nearly 4k for express, a few hundred for charters, a few hundred for mx and test flights, some reposiitoning, and you're down to the ~1650 used by mainline.
Dec 5, 2012 | 2:46 pm
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I often have taken 1433, which some days starts in MGA-IAH-SFO. Change of gauge at IAH (from 73W to 738-9). I have had a hell of a time getting CO to split the flight into 2 segments, 1) for the mileage, 2) for upgrade reasons. It always costs me an additional $5.50 in taxes.
Dec 5, 2012 | 2:52 pm
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OP -- I'm gonna guess you're under 30 years old, right?
Not to sound like an old-timer, but gosh, this used to be VERY commonplace on virtually all domestic carriers. Heck, I remember taking the ORD-PVD-PWM flight many a time and didn't think twice about it. Just sat on the plane with the other 60 or so pax while the PVD pax deplaned. It's just how it used to be.
Regional carriers, like Piedmont, could have flights with up to a dozen legs and stage lengths of just 15 minutes. Made for a wild day, but it was a whole lot more fun back then than it is now.
Not to sound like an old-timer, but gosh, this used to be VERY commonplace on virtually all domestic carriers. Heck, I remember taking the ORD-PVD-PWM flight many a time and didn't think twice about it. Just sat on the plane with the other 60 or so pax while the PVD pax deplaned. It's just how it used to be.
Regional carriers, like Piedmont, could have flights with up to a dozen legs and stage lengths of just 15 minutes. Made for a wild day, but it was a whole lot more fun back then than it is now.
Dec 5, 2012 | 3:01 pm
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Dec 5, 2012 | 4:59 pm
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Dec 5, 2012 | 6:04 pm
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Upgrade impossible
A couple of months ago I was on UA 860 GIG-GRU-IAD, a one-stop direct flight with the same plane and same flight number. The last day or two of the trip leading up to boarding in GIG was a mess, so I felt lucky to make the flight -- not much opportunity to fine tune the arrangements. I flew in Y on a W fare, and during the 2+ plus hours between the segments at GRU, I verified there were available C seats. I tried to upgrade with a GPU but was told that there was no way the system would allow it because I was a "transit passenger," having joined the flight in GIG. The flight went out with 8 empty C seats.
Dec 6, 2012 | 8:33 am
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So it was basically like a flying Greyhound, stopping in every city along the way?
Dec 6, 2012 | 9:34 am
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A couple of months ago I was on UA 860 GIG-GRU-IAD, a one-stop direct flight with the same plane and same flight number. The last day or two of the trip leading up to boarding in GIG was a mess, so I felt lucky to make the flight -- not much opportunity to fine tune the arrangements. I flew in Y on a W fare, and during the 2+ plus hours between the segments at GRU, I verified there were available C seats. I tried to upgrade with a GPU but was told that there was no way the system would allow it because I was a "transit passenger," having joined the flight in GIG. The flight went out with 8 empty C seats.
Dec 6, 2012 | 11:50 am
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In my SFO/HNL/GUM on UA201 in September, the original booking showed as one segment (SFO/GUM) only. I called 1k desk. A nice agent helped to split it into 2. Upgrade for the first leg was successful but not for the 2nd so I ended sitting in F first then moved to Y later.