Originally Posted by
Boomer
Sure, Delta shut down Comair in September 2012 because the pilots went on strike in March 2001.
I guess they didn't shut us down 11 years sooner because that wouldn't be polite.

Delta couldn't afford to lose all your flying, and couldn't replace you overnight. The same holds true for Endeavor and PSA, but management somehow keeps convincing flight crews to take it in the shorts, while they keep increasing their own pay, benefits, and bonuses for every cut they manage to "sell"!