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I'm Sorry, This Is The Local. You Should Have Booked The Express
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Here's one for the "I did not know they could do that" file, courtesy of the New York Times' "Tripped Up" travel column: Airlines can do something called a "split flight," which means they merge two flights to different destinations, turning your non-stop into a one-stop. Example: The letter writer was booked on a flight from Cleveland to Orlando and, five minutes before boarding, the flight was merged with a Cleveland to Flint flight and all seat assignments were thrown out the window, every passenger for themselves. The flight then went from Cleveland to Flint, then to Orlando. Can they do that? Yes, they can. It's in the fine print. Annoying but legal. Now you know. (New York Times)
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