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

Boston → New Orleans via Detroit: arrives on time 81%

  1. 09:15 BOS → 11:25 DTW
    DL 1748 · Delta · 2h 10m · 88% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 58m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:23 DTW → 15:57 MSY
    DL 1652 · Delta · 2h 34m · 86% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 133 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 58m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 42mBOS 09:15 to MSY 15:57, 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.