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I am looking at flights from Boston to Paris and I see that there are two non-stop flights with different travel duration:

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For this itinerary, Air France takes 6h40 while Delta takes 7h04.

Why don't they have the same travel duration? Is it typically due to the type of airplane, the route, or something else?


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I am looking at flights from Boston to Paris and I see that there are two non-stop flights with different travel duration:

enter image description here

For this itinerary, Air France takes 6h40 while Delta takes 7h04.

Why don't they have the same travel duration? Is it typically due to the type of airplane, the route, or something else?


Another example:

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I am looking at flights from Boston to Paris and I see that there are two non-stop flights with different travel duration:

enter image description here

For this itinerary, Air France takes 6h40 while Delta takes 7h04.

Why don't they have the same travel duration? Is it typically due to the type of airplane, the route, or something else?


Another example (2h10 difference):

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I am looking at flights from Boston to Paris and I see that there are two non-stop flights with different travel duration:

enter image description here

For this itinerary, Air France takes 6h40 while Delta takes 7h04.

Why don't they have the same travel duration? Is it typically due to the type of airplane, the route, or something else?


Another example:

enter image description here

I am looking at flights from Boston to Paris and I see that there are two non-stop flights with different travel duration:

enter image description here

For this itinerary, Air France takes 6h40 while Delta takes 7h04.

Why don't they have the same travel duration? Is it typically due to the type of airplane, the route, or something else?

I am looking at flights from Boston to Paris and I see that there are two non-stop flights with different travel duration:

enter image description here

For this itinerary, Air France takes 6h40 while Delta takes 7h04.

Why don't they have the same travel duration? Is it typically due to the type of airplane, the route, or something else?


Another example:

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Why can two different airlines have different travel durations for the same itinerary?

I am looking at flights from Boston to Paris and I see that there are two non-stop flights with different travel duration:

enter image description here

For this itinerary, Air France takes 6h40 while Delta takes 7h04.

Why don't they have the same travel duration? Is it typically due to the type of airplane, the route, or something else?