Originally Posted by
IBPilot
Delta forced pinnacle to buy Mesaba? that's some funny stuff right there. Did they force us to buy Colgan too? What's really funny.....you Mesaba guys complained that this was a great deal for Pinnacle because they practically gave you away. Would they have GIVEN you away to Pinnacle with a great interest rate had they been wanting to FORCE pinnacle to buy you? No, the price would have been jacked up. You have all the facts don't you? Probably sat next to Anderson when he signed the papers....
Why would Delta encourage Pinnacle to buy Colgan? If anything they probably discourged it since they like to have all their regionals completly under their thumb. Don't forget, selling Mesaba to pinnacle was to their advantage. They have a cheap contract for many years to come.