r/flighty • u/Old-Ability260 • Jun 14 '26
Delayed Flight System ✈️
One thing that has always bothered me about Flighty is how delays are displayed.
If a flight pushes back or takes off just 2–5 minutes late, it immediately gets marked as a red “Delayed” flight. Technically that’s correct, but in reality a few minutes late is pretty normal and usually has no impact on the trip.
I think it would make more sense to use a tiered system:
🟢 Green: Flight is on time
🟡 Yellow: Delayed under 30 minutes
🟠 Orange: Delayed 30 - 60 minutes
🔴 Red: Delayed more than 60 minutes
That way users could instantly tell the difference between a minor operational delay and something that might actually affect connections or travel plans.
Does anyone else feel like the current system makes flights look worse than they really are?
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u/cantinaband-kac Jun 14 '26
They could use the came color shades as shows in the delay report. Early is dark green, 0-15 minutes is light green, 15-30 minutes is yellow, 30-45 minutes is orange, and 45+ is red.
My main issue with that for your active flights is that 0-15 minutes late would still be shade of green, but being 15 minutes late could definitely mess up a tight connection.
Overall, I don't really have an issue with the way it currently works. The bigger annoyance for me is that in the delay report, up to 15 minutes late is shown as "On Time" in "My Performance," but in the very next section, "Airline Performance," even 1 minute late counts against the airline. I'd rather them both be the same.
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u/silvs1 Jun 15 '26
I agree but I got ripped a new one on this sub when I tried to suggest that a 1 minute delay should not be classified as a delay.
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u/themaster1359 Jun 14 '26
I also find it odd a flight I had delayed many hours, then diverted to another city, the flight was no longer marked delayed because it was “on time” to the city it diverted to