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Old Jul 8, 2019 | 1:38 pm
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Originally Posted by flyerCO
Couple things to note;
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2)DL pads their schedules, so a 30 min departure delay can still very easily arrive on time.
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Is DL really padded more than others?

I just random checked ATL-DFW, ALT-LAX and LAX-DFW and all 3 came in with DL having shorter planned flight time than AA (by about 5-10 minutes).

Is there any real evidence that DL (as opposed to all airlines) pads the schedule?
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