{"id":270067,"date":"2025-08-21T04:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/delta-american-united-transcontinental-flights\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T04:00:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:00:20","slug":"delta-vs-american-vs-united-which-carrier-wins-on-transcontinental-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=270067","title":{"rendered":"Delta Vs. American Vs. 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