tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post3930979815989328585..comments2023-11-05T03:45:25.001-08:00Comments on God Plays Dice: what good is an "average"?Michael Lugohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15671307315028242949noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-71162795690166767562007-07-05T08:59:00.000-07:002007-07-05T08:59:00.000-07:00There cannot be a single number for passenger dela...There cannot be a single number for passenger delays. Lets assume I have a 1 hour lay-over, there is no lag time between getting off one plane and onto another, and my second flight is always on time. If the first flight is 59 minutes late, then I make the flight and I'm on time. If the first flight is 61 minutes late, I am delayed by hours.<BR/><BR/>What bothers me even more is that planes schedule arrival times much later than the expected flight time. This appears to lower the delay time by making a 30 minute delay appear to be 0. In fact, I'm waiting for them to tack on another 15 minutes to every arrival time, then they can report that their average delay is 0.frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14811603010906886771noreply@blogger.com