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Old Jan 23, 2017 | 4:17 pm
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Originally Posted by MEMLawGuy
Last year, I flew 88 segments on Delta with close to no delays -- other than the August meltdown fiasco and a big delay out of MSP during the Ryder Cup.

I flew 2 segments on UA between LAX and SBP (DL doesn't fly to SBP). Both were delayed by over an hour.
Is he LAX-SBP segment on mainline UA, or their connection carrier?

I've noticed that the dispatch rate of Delta connection flights is lower than mainline Delta, to the point of avoiding Delta connection flights as much as possible. I wonder if the same applies to AA and UA and their respective connection carriers.

Also, what were the delay reasons? i.e., was it under UA's control (maintenance) or something out of their hands (weather, ATC)?
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