Originally Posted by jrl22

ok ... a couple months back (Post 3589, answered in Post 3647) we discussed Delta 727-200 service DFW-BTR-MOB-ATL in 1994

I know they had a couple other multi-stop DFW-ATL flights in the late 1970s, and I suspect these were still in existence in Dec 1985 ... I'm pretty sure they all served JAN, but there are two possibilities (SHV, MLU) for the first stop and two possibilities for the third (BHM, MGM)

a flight originating LAS at 130amPST would have landed DFW around 545CST and left around 615; four 30- to 40-min legs with 20-min ground times at the three intermediate points would have put the jet into ATL around 1045EST; and an 1115 departure would indeed have blocked in at TPA approx 1230pmEST

since the rules say I have to provide a complete answer I will go with DL, 72S, LAS-DFW-SHV-JAN-BHM-ATL-TPA