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

Boston → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 74%

  1. 09:05 BOS → 11:49 ATL
    DL 456 · Delta · 2h 44m · 90% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 30m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:19 ATL → 15:57 MSY
    DL 3146 · Delta · 1h 38m · 79% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 52m, 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 connection99%The first flight arrived more than 165 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 30m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip7h 52mBOS 09:05 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.