Originally Posted by Boomer

I have heard this is why Delta utilizes so much cross-pollination when they doll out the DCI routes.

Who owns the DTW-MCI route? five years ago it was Mesaba. Now you have Pinnacle, Compass, SkyWest, and Shuttle all flying that route on any given day. One goes on strike? Change some flight numbers and nobody's the wiser.

Of course, when you have five aircraft on the fence at LGA, all wearing different names, you have some big problems when an IROP hits.

Speaking of which...