Originally Posted by
Pineapple Guy
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.
First of all, I have never used the Delta commute policy. I live in a base served by hourly mainline flights. I only go to work on the jumpseat. If it's not available, I pick an earlier flight. I was not always so fortunate. I see a problem with 95 percent load factors. There is no room in the system to accommodate revenue passengers if a flight cancels. Also, I know that non-revving is a privilege, but it was one of the great perks of this job. It is virtually impossible to do these days. Even our one great team passes are impossible to use.