Originally Posted by
johnso29
The system needs to be commuter friendly. Whether someone agrees with commuting or not is irrelevant. The reality of the situation is that Delta has created an airline that is nearly 50/50 WRT commuters/non-commuters. And this trend will continue because Delta continues to close bases, shift airplanes, close categories, etc. This creates commuters. Guys cannot continue to move with each displacement. Houses need to be sold/bought. Spousal jobs need to be transferred. It's not a simple process to just say "Oops, I was displaced again. Well that's ok. We will just quit jobs, yank kids out of their schools, pack up, sell the house, and move to another one." Delta has brought this upon themselves, & I don't give a rats rear end if a guy doesn't like things being tailored to commuters. If he wants to take a hit in pay to help those who are upside down on their reasonable FO houses, then maybe guys can move. Until then, there WILL be commuters at Delta.
BTW, while I quoted you, this post is not directed at you.
Actually, the company doesn't "need" to do anything with respect to making commuting "more friendly." It would be great if they did, however, they aren't obligated to do so. Heck, they have already shown what they are/aren't willing to do by way of hotels for new hires (unheard of in any other industry), relocation benefits (again uncommon), and pay rates for what pilots' responsibilities are. Yep-there WILL be commuters at DAL, however, the company don't care.