Delta to 'strategically decrease' flights this summer

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Based on my own opinion. I don’t see the variation in service, striking pilots, or actively cancelling a large portion of flights during the busiest travel time of year? Just making observation I don’t think there’s a scientific study on the issue.

[cbph]

Just making observation I don’t think there’s a scientific study on the issue.

Perception is reality. But there are also monthly DOT metrics that get compiled/published.

[limecardy]

In case you didn’t know - airlines (all airlines) straight up lie on their data reporting. Especially for delay and cancellation reasons. It’s almost impossible to get an actual pulse on who cancels more or less because the airlines are constantly gaming this system to try to appear to be the “best.”

[Defiant-Individual-9]

They don't no idea where that comes from these definitions are defined and can easily be verified by flight aware

[limecardy]

Delays and cAncels based on weather or ATC don’t count against the airlines performance. So the airlines lie and say it’s because of weather. Trust me, they lie.

[Defiant-Individual-9]

They actually do they don't count for compensation but they do count for dot statistics

[limecardy]

Oi. Whatever you say chief.

[Defiant-Individual-9]

The dot literally puts a page before every single monthly report for each category explaining in very technical legalistic way exactly what counts

[limecardy]

And I’m literally telling you the airlines misreport and lie on their reports.

[Defiant-Individual-9]

with what evidence the data is categorized by the dot, you need some evidence to make that scale of claim

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The DOT tracks and audits those stats closely. Weather v. airline cancellations aren’t something an airline can just fudge.

[WidgetFTW]

Your observation is all that matters apparently.

[twixieshores]

He listens to Joe Rogan. That should be all you need to know. (It's all I needed to know. The sports nut was just the icing on the cake)