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Sep 19, 2025 | 11:40 am

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Originally Posted by Ben and Jerry

I do believe Delta adds quite a bit of 'padding' to their schedule. I've had a lot of flights arriving ahead of schedule.

Yes. Is that ever REALLY a problem? (Waiting for a gate doesn’t count as arriving early).

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