Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver

This obsession we have at Delta with having to go "downtown" is my biggest pet peeve with many of our layovers. Take RIC for example. We go downtown. It's a pretty crappy downtown to start with, and especially on the weekend there is very little open. The short layover is a Hyatt Place by the airport in a great area with a Gold's Gym right across the street and just about every eating option you could imagine. I would MUCH prefer the short layover in RIC over going "downtown" just for the sake of "going downtown." Same thing goes for JAN. I've been to downtown Jackson, MS. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt... it's a really crappy downtown area!

I know it's in our contract... but jeez don't you think that could have been changed like 20 or 30 years ago when it became obvious in many cities that there are areas that make for a much better layover than downtown?

Don't get me wrong. There are some really nice downtown layovers too. Why can't our contract employ the use of common sense instead of a one-size-fits-all policy??

Okay, had to get that off my chest. Rant over.