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Originally Posted by redforever
You know, in the last 2 or 3 years, it has been my experience that air travel has improved tremendously. My flights within that time frame have been on time almost to the minute, and that includes United. No cancelled flights, no lost luggage, all has gone well.
United did charge $20 for the first piece of luggage last time we flew with them though, around 8 months ago. Not sure if they have amended that policy or not.
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I think the airlines have started to overestimate flight times so that they appear to be arriving on time or early. Not a bad idea if it keeps a positive public perception.
For example Chicago to St louis on United is a 1 hour 15 minute scheduled flight. I've flow that route in 55-60 minutes in normal weather conditions; 65-75 minutes in bad weather. 90% of the time, they likely do that flight in an hour, but if they say 60 minute scheduled flight time, they would be late 10% when the weather is bad. Tell passengers the flight is 75 minutes, then be early 90% of the time