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Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

New Orleans → Boston via Atlanta: arrives on time 56%

  1. 10:35 MSY → 13:05 ATL
    DL 1424 · Delta · 1h 31m · 92% on time, 2.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 43m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:48 ATL → 19:36 BOS
    DL 518 · Delta · 2h 47m · 59% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 178 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 43m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip8h 00mMSY 10:35 to BOS 19:36, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.