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Old Jul 25, 2019 | 3:07 pm
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Nirvana91
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Originally Posted by flg8rmatt
Correct, no checked luggage. Flying in early October.

DL flight leaves PHX at 6am, arrives at 12:31, WN flight is at 13:30. Sounds like I should be OK. Thanks!
Of course your mileage may vary and a good chunk of the time this will work out fine, but IMO this is a terrible idea and you should reconsider. As has been told in numerous threads all over FT, WN's current operations often leave something to be desired. If your initial PHX-ATL flight is at all delayed, or canceled, or has to wait for a gate, or has some other minor unforeseen issue, you are going to miss your flight and lose your DL ticket. Yes, you will probably be ok, but there is a lot of risk with booking this as you've outlined.

EDIT: I just realized this is going from DL to WN, which I think is less risky overall (better DL ops than WN), but still way to risky for my taste. 59 minutes for a terminal change to another domestic carrier is still risking losing your entire second ticket as a no-show.
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