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Delta planes need so much work, they Don't Ever Leave The Airport.
That's funny! Delta has one of highest flight completion rates per Chicago Business Journal.
"But at Delta such occurrences are far more common. The carrier also noted that the airline had 68 days so far in 2016 with no cancellations on either regional or mainline flights. And to top it all off, Delta said that on Nov. 6, the airline marked its 200th day this with year with no mainline flight cancellations — a feat no other airline has been able to match."
That's funny! Delta has one of highest flight completion rates per Chicago Business Journal.
"But at Delta such occurrences are far more common. The carrier also noted that the airline had 68 days so far in 2016 with no cancellations on either regional or mainline flights. And to top it all off, Delta said that on Nov. 6, the airline marked its 200th day this with year with no mainline flight cancellations — a feat no other airline has been able to match."
That's funny! Delta has one of highest flight completion rates per Chicago Business Journal.
"But at Delta such occurrences are far more common. The carrier also noted that the airline had 68 days so far in 2016 with no cancellations on either regional or mainline flights. And to top it all off, Delta said that on Nov. 6, the airline marked its 200th day this with year with no mainline flight cancellations — a feat no other airline has been able to match."
Delta recently ran a flight two days (yes days) late in order to not cancel.
Not really the same thing and they are messing with the statistics. It's pretty typical for them to run flights 6-8 hours late and not cancel them in order to keep the completion rate high.
Pick your poison. They pretty much all suck (and I used to work for a major airline). Wife arrived at airport for a PHL-BOS flight. Was showing on-time until she walked into the airport. Then shows delayed 8 HOURS...you can drive it in less time. The other flights were overbooked, so she took the train. That flight ended up landing something like 9 1/2 hours late, and not due to weather.
We don't fly much anymore, unless there is no other practical way to get there. Really, who needs the hassle? Anyway, we were loyal Continental customers, but have flown JetBlue and American lately, and they were both very nice.
With record low gasoline prices you have seen more and more Americans hit the road for both pleasure and business travel. It just often makes sense financially, especially of you don't mind driving.
Plenty of family and friends for instance have chosen to drive between NYC and NC, GA, Fla, and other places after pricing airline tickets for a family of four.
Depends on the distance. I've seen several analysis' of this. It seems like typically air travel doesn't make sense purely from a time management perspective until you hit about the 300+ mile mark.
It goes something like this:
BY ROAD:
Leave house
Fill up gas
Eat
Transit distance to destination
En route stops-add'l fuel, food, restroom, etc
BY AIR:
Drive to airport
Park car
Get to terminal
Wait at check in desk or kiosk
Wait through security
Wait to board
Wait to finish boarding
Taxi out
Actual flight
Land/taxi in
Disembark
Wait for luggage (if applicable)
Wait for ground transportation-pick up or rental
Drive last leg to actual destination
For trips 300 miles or less, a direct road trip will win every time. Exceptions might be in times of inclement weather or Holidays (such as between LA and Las Vegas for New Years Eve) or for those who simply don't LIKE to drive and see all of the other hassles/rigmarole as an acceptable tradeoff.
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