Originally Posted by Alan Shore

...and what might those be? The last comparisons we all saw showed that our work rules are very much in line with other major carriers, particularly now that AA and UAL have matched our contract.

It is my understanding that our overstaffing has led to more reserve guarantee being paid out than at other airlines, and that our long trips have resulted in more trip credit. I see no way of resolving either of those productivity issues without lowering trip credit and/or reserve guarantee to something less than our competitors.

Not interested. I believe it's all in the fleet plan, which according to the slide show at recent PUB events is giving Delta a 7% premium over industry-average fares. That's huge, and is almost certainly well worth the productivity premium they pay us.