Air Travel

Now I’m obsessed with travel for some reason. Since a cruise in the South Pacific is doable, surely I can fly to Toronto and see some relatives over the weekend. I checked Google Flights and found this itinerary:

Flight	Date	From	Departure	To	Arrival
UA 2052	Feb 1	SNA	1:00 pm	DEN	4:21 pm
UA 2026	Feb 1	DEN	5:45 pm	YYZ	10:52 pm
UA 582	Feb 3	YYZ	5:41 pm	ORD	6:34 pm
UA 1290	Feb 3	ORD	7:53 pm	SNA	10:29 pm

I would have to ask my dialysis clinic to move my Saturday session to first shift which is from 5:30 am to 9:00 am; currently I’m scheduled for second shift, which gets out at 1:00 pm. Assume I get out by 10:00 am, that gives me three hours to go home, pack, and drive to John Wayne Airport for the 1:00 pm flight. Arrival in Toronto at 10:52 pm shouldn’t be a problem; there a lots of hotels right by the airport for <$100/night. This itinerary gives me a day and a half in Toronto, and still gets me home by Monday night. Airfare is $498. Both flights are connecting flights but there are no direct flights from John Wayne to Pearson International.

One issue is that I will be flying United Airlines, the worst airline in America but they have the shortest overall flight time from SNA to YYZ. For a bit less money ($433) and more travel time, I can fly Delta Airlines:

Flight	Date	From	Departure	To	Arrival
DL 689	Feb 1	SNA	1:50 pm	ATL	8:56 pm
DL 1976	Feb 1	ATL	9:45 pm	YYZ	12:01 am (+1)
DL 2320	Feb 3	YYZ	3:45 pm	ATL	6:07 pm
DL 895	Feb 3	ATL	7:50 pm	SNA	9:50 pm

I heard Delta is pretty good for a domestic airline. I’ve never flown Delta before; typically I’m on Alaska or American Airlines because I used to have Oneworld status through Cathay Pacific.