Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New Orleans → Boston via Chicago: arrives on time 40%
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14:25 MSY → 17:04 ORDUA 1301 · United · 2h 39m · 66% on time, 5.2% cancelled
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1h 16m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:20 ORD → 21:56 BOSUA 2331 · United · 2h 36m · 59% on time, 2.2% cancelled
Total trip 6h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of New Orleans). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (5.2% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip6h 31mMSY 14:25 to BOS 21:56, layover included
Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.
Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.