Originally Posted by
WalkOfShame
Enroute on MSP center yesterday and heard a SkyWest aircraft call up as 67A, what's up with that? I use to work ramp for OO a while back and never saw anything like this. Just curious. Thanks!
ASA does the same thing. We'll use the same flight number, let's say 4999 BTR to ATL, then 4999 ATL to MYR. Then the inbound leg gets delayed so that both would be in the air at the same time. The outbound leg gets changed to ASQ 99A for ATC purposes only. To everyone else it's still 4999.