> assigning the same flight number to more than one flight a day (although that means they need for it to be flights that would never both be in the air at the

> assigning the same flight number to more than one flight a day (although that means they need for it to be flights that would never both be in the air at the same time, such as where the same plane is used and can’t reasonably be substituted) I thought this was already common on a lot of airlines. For example, tomorrow, Southwest flight 1861 goes from MDW to DAL from 1:55pm to 4:10pm, then from DAL to SNA from 4:50pm to 5:55pm, then from SNA to PHX from 6:30pm to 7:50pm. I was on two legs of a similar flight a few years ago, and I didn't even have to get off the plane at Love Field.