Originally Posted by
SFO_FT
The problem with running an 80% OT performance standard for a hubbing/network carrier is that it establishes a basis for many misconnects... Couple that with UA publishing 30 min connections for flights with OT performances of 50% or less, and that to me is fraudulent marketing -- 1/2 the pax buying tickets for that connection are not going to make it.
I quite agree with you that MCTs are often unhinged from reality and that UA publishes many connections that are too close-run. But I think that is a separate issue from woeful on-time performance. UA can loosen the banks at congested hubs and reduce misconnects as a separate effort.