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Originally Posted by sailor734
By airline standards this IS a "direct" flight (as opposed to "non stop")
Good summation from Google
"In airline terminology, a direct flight means the flight number remains the same from origin to destination, but the flight may include one or more stops along the way where the plane might land to refuel or pick up passengers, however, passengers do not change planes. A key distinction from a non-stop flight is that direct flights can have stops, while non-stop flights do not."
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wow,
Talk about the difference between the technical definition of a term and what most people consider a term to mean.
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I think that's some poor attention to detail in the CTV article for not clarifying that this
direct flight to Quebec City will connect through Montreal.
Anyways, who knows, maybe we eventually will see a Montreal<->Quebec<->Saint John route added to the mix, or other options. If Flair and Porter both failed with their Quebec City <-> Halifax routes, perhaps Pascan and their smaller planes could turn
Montreal<->Saint John<->Halifax and Quebec<->Saint John<->Halifax into more viable routes.
I haven't been on a
direct flight that connects through another city in a very long time, like not since the 90s. I think these type of multi leg routes can certainly serve a purpose and fill niches in smaller markets like Atlantic Canada. Hope we see more of them, and not just with Pascan!
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