# flight conundrum--need answer fast **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 1, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-conundrum-need-answer-fast/739123 "2015-12-01T16:59:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-conundrum-need-answer-fast/739123/21 "2015-12-01T23:17:31Z")
Good choice. All major US carriers suck. Might as well go with the flight plan that appeals to you. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-conundrum-need-answer-fast/739123/22 "2015-12-01T23:25:44Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > For such a short stop, I’m willing to bet that the same airplane continues to Orlando with no transfer of baggage needed, and you just stay in your seat at Charlotte. I think Southwest is the only airline in the US that still has stopping flights like that. ---
**Author:** ![Driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-conundrum-need-answer-fast/739123/23 "2015-12-01T23:34:37Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > I think Southwest is the only airline in the US that still has stopping flights like that. They do. A week ago my wife and I did a Southwest 40 minute change with two kids in tow. Our incoming flight was 20 minutes late. Luckily so was our outgoing flight. I _think_ if enough people are going to fall short they delay the second flight but I’m glad we didn’t have to find out. I imagine it’s hard to say if lots of displaced people is more disruptive then another late flight. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-conundrum-need-answer-fast/739123/24 "2015-12-01T23:37:53Z")
Too late now, but he was smart to go with the nonstop. SFO does not have a good on-time departure record. There are lots of issues with fog and the like. OAK, right across the bay, is much better. ---
**Author:** ![Driver8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-conundrum-need-answer-fast/739123/25 "2015-12-01T23:53:17Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > Good choice. All major US carriers suck. Might as well go with the flight plan that appeals to you. I would have said the same thing until very recently, but my Atlanta to Seattle flight two days ago on Delta was surpringly pleasant. New plane with USB charging at the seats, efficient loading and unloading, and 40 minutes early. I was driving away from the _off_ site parking lot, checked bag in hand, at the scheduled touch down time. Maybe it was just blind luck, but that specific experience was pretty good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-conundrum-need-answer-fast/739123.md?page=1)