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

New Orleans → Boston via Detroit: arrives on time 53%

  1. 11:20 MSY → 14:50 DTW
    DL 2790 · Delta · 2h 29m · 85% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 07m layover in Detroit (DTW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:57 DTW → 20:00 BOS
    DL 1707 · Delta · 2h 03m · 57% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 42 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 142 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 07m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip7h 40mMSY 11:20 to BOS 20:00, 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.