Originally Posted by
Jesse
Commuting is a choice...Delta's choice. If they don't want commuters they don't have to hire them. They could deny use of their jumpseats and non-rev privileges, and in effect require its employees to live in base. But they chose and continue to choose not to. So if you're going to hire commuters you have to live with those decisions.
See there is a disconnect here that our leadership never talks about. The CP's know commuting is a fact of life but marketing runs this airline and they are not going to add one seat for Commuters. It is about money and commuters currently do not bring any in.
At world, they pay about 165 bucks a month for their confirmed seats. I think that could be an idea we use as a starting point. DAL needs it's employees to get to work and we want to get to work. There is a middle ground and we need to demend we find it. More of us are becoming commuters. Some say it is a choice but when your qol is much better in a DTW or NYC seat over a MSP or ATL, due to the s seniority to hold the given seat, one is forced with a commute to prove the best they can for their family.
I will be forced in to a commute in a few years and stressing about getting to work is not fun. Been there done that, move and now suffer the ill effects of choosing to live in base over commuting. Some times commuting is the best option for a family. That is reality.