10-15-2014, 03:05 PM
We’d have to look at on-time performance to see what kind of a risk there actually is of missing a connection when flying from Waterloo to Chicago. Like others, I’ve missed connections in the past, and it’s true that it is a lot worse when connecting to a route with less frequency, and being rerouted is not usually a good outcome. But missing a connection because the initial leg is delayed doesn’t happen all that frequently.
The effects of it are quickly mitigated by a few extra flights, so I think that additional flights to Chicago would be wonderful. That will serve a huge number of people, including those wanting to get to San Francisco. I’m not sure of San Francisco’s utility to connect to flights to Asia (I imagine they have quite a few flights), but Chicago is a huge hub and improved access to its many many destinations would be a great thing.
The effects of it are quickly mitigated by a few extra flights, so I think that additional flights to Chicago would be wonderful. That will serve a huge number of people, including those wanting to get to San Francisco. I’m not sure of San Francisco’s utility to connect to flights to Asia (I imagine they have quite a few flights), but Chicago is a huge hub and improved access to its many many destinations would be a great thing.