Same for Comair. Delta has made so much money that keeping an operation afloat like OH would have been no problem whatsoever, even with their "cost structure." Delta Air Lines is just like the extremely wealthy person/couple/family that will buy a $3.8M house on 3 acres of manicured land with CASH, but then tell the landscaping crew that they cannot afford the $2500/month landscaping fee and if they want their business they'll do it for $800/month.

All of the animosity towards DAL that 9E has is not only warranted but well deserved. The only reason it hasn't happened to ASA is because we aren't wholly owned.