That was back when Delta let one regional dominate a hub. Comair almost shut Cincinnati down. There was no PEB for Comair and this was under the Bush administration. Someone went in and told Bush Comair was on strike and he said Comair who?

Same thing will happen with RP. Nobody knows or cares who Republic is. Passengers will be re routed with no problem, even in an election year. Do you seriously think the Obama Labor Dept is going to go against the wishes of the Teamsters and the AFL CIO? Who do you think is manning the phone banks for Obama for America?

I worked at Comair and remember several people saying the same thing because Comair dominated Delta's second largest hub. Mainlines have prepared for this ever since the Comair strike. Like I said, this is huge for Republic people, but in the big picture you're a pretty small fish compared to the national transportation system.