Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Insert the fact Delta funds 50% of our codeshare on Air France's A380's and recompute that opinion. The only part of Delta which has retreated from Europe is the part that you and I work for.
Are you saying we as Delta pilots receive no AF passengers from the JV? Do DL passengers go to only A380's? Or do they also get on AF 320's, KLM Fokkers, etc? Are we not fed AF/KLM pax?
Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
IMHO the model of acquiring airlines, then shutting them down to remove capacity is more expensive than the temporary benefits of capacity reductions repay. Just as we cheer for American to merge with US Air, our competitors grow at our expense as a result of our merger.
So wait.....Delta has shut down NWA??? And what Legacy competitors are growing? UsAir, AA, UAL, and SWA certainly aren't. In fact, most are following our footsteps and further reducing capacity. So what US competitor is growing? I know the LCCs have orders, and Spirit has done a little growing. Maybe Allegiant. VA is trying to stay above water. Maybe AS? But not by much, and the percentage of allowed DL Codeshare passengers decreased(minus a few routes).
So which of our competitors are growing??