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Old 10-22-2011 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Ferd149
Sorry to hear my friend! You're right, when my dad passed everyone at the company AND union couldn't have been better.
Originally Posted by buzzpat
Condolences and prayers New. I agree, my experiences have been the same. Despite a lot of the issues we've discussed, the company and union do care about the people.

A minor example: about a year ago I had just landed at MCO and my wife called to tell me she'd broken her leg, was at the ER and our three kids 12, 8 and 5 were home alone. She couldn't reach any neighbors.

I called the duty pilot and 15 mins later DAL had me on an LA-bound jet. Pretty amazing. They didn't blink an eye.
Thanks guys. I'm glad that there are other good stories out there for situations like this.