Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
When it was introduced, the tone of the letters introducing it was very demeaning. I was offended by it. The NWA policy was no questions asked, use it as many times as you want. Giving the policy to the flight attendants was a mistake. They are a less accountable group as a whole and easier to replace (a flight attendant is not airplane or seat specific like a pilot). Instead of just taking the policy away, the company is going to eliminate it informally through intimidation. We are running 95 percent load factors this weekend. Non-revs cannot get anywhere.
So, with 95% load factors of PAYING passengers, you want to be able to bump them off, and have DAL lose that revenue, just so you can live in Timbuktu. I get it.
And just because your Dad, and your grandfather, and your great grandfather, if they wanted a job, had to move to where the job was; you don't. Because you are a special breed, and think it perfectly reasonable that the job has to move to where you are. I get it.