It also gets them listed higher in a CRS as a 'non-connecting' flight. Matthew :) >===== Original Message From The Airline List <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>, Mike Gammon <jmgammon@sympatico.ca> ===== >Which I think was done to cut down on the number of FF points to dole out. >For example, in its dying days Canadian was notorious for this trick. If >you flew, say, Montreal-Tokyo, you'd normally connect in Vancouver. So >you'd be awarded miles for the YUL-YVR sector, and for the YVR-NRT sector, >based on the miles of those sectors. But if you are on a "direct" flight, >they would only award the miles for the great circle distance between YUL >and NRT. That's considerably less than the YUL-YVR + YVR-NRT. So they'd >designate a flight number for YUL-NRT "with change of plane in YVR", and end >up paying out less points. Thing is you took the exact same flights as >before. And you'd be on a 744 on the YVR-NRT leg, and an A320 on the YUL-YVR >leg. > >It was, in short, a scam because you certainly travelled the same (longer) >distance, and (if in Y class) endured not only more time in cramped seats >but got the "pleasure" of making a connection just the same. > >Mike Gammon >C-GPYH/PA28-140 >http://www3.sympatico.ca/jmgammon >email1: jmgammon@sympatico.ca >email2: mike_gammon@albint.com > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bahadir Acuner" <bahadiracuner@yahoo.com> >To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> >Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 12:37 PM >Subject: Re: Regional jets > > >> DoJEts (DO 328 Jet) and Jungle Jets (Embreaer Regionals Jets) are all 1-2. >> >> BAHA >> Fan of BAE RJs >> -----Original Message----- >> From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of >> Dennis W Zeuch >> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 9:22 AM >> To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU >> Subject: Re: Regional jets >> >> Are all/most of them 2-2 seating? or what? >> >> Dennis >>