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

Boston → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 85%

  1. 05:30 BOS → 08:15 ATL
    DL 2242 · Delta · 2h 45m · 96% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 50m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:05 ATL → 11:42 MSY
    DL 2542 · Delta · 1h 37m · 87% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 7h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Boston). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 125 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 50m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip7h 12mBOS 05:30 to MSY 11:42, 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.