Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
DL and CI interline, so you can connect (on the same ticket/PNR, with bags checked through). The problem is that you can't buy such tickets on delta.dumb or the DL app. A real time travel agent can put together the segments you select, assuming all connections exceed MCT. Another problem is that there might not be a published through fare for some routes you want. However, this doesn't mean that there's a "lack of connection options".
Using reasonable vernacular as people would state it, you're describing a "lack of connection options." You aren't describing the experience the average DL pax has when working within the various JVs.