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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Dallas → New Orleans via Atlanta: arrives on time 84%

  1. 06:00 DAL → 09:05 ATL
    WN 1261 · Southwest · 2h 05m · 95% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 00m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:05 ATL → 11:42 MSY
    DL 2542 · Delta · 1h 37m · 87% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 00m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip5h 42mDAL 06:00 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.