Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Carl, Scambo (and anyone else who wants to see the data):
It was mostly political a$$-covering Bar. But to the extent that study from DALPA can be believed given its a$$-covering objective, even it showed that our EASK percentages are down from where they're supposed to be. Now, since we're talking about percentages, that can only mean that the Euro's percentages of EASK's are up from where they're supposed to be. That's not my opinion Bar, that's math. It's not arguable. I can't believe you seem to be trying to do so.
Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Sailingfun used common vernacular rather than get into "Equivalent Available Seat Kilometers." He makes a good point that the other carriers could pull down capacity and pop Delta up on a percentage basis.
That's a meaningless point Bar. It makes no difference what remedy might have been used to bring us to the percentages set forth in our contract. It only matters that Delta management has
not done what they can control to ensure the contractual percentages are met. And of course our "union" has done nothing but agree to longer time periods of non-compliance. But that's not Delta's problem, it's Delta's solution.
Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
When the Trans Atlantic JV was written I applauded the idea of percentage allocation. We have learned that even our parent companies (on both sides of the Atlantic) have difficulty complying.
Delta doesn't have "difficulty" complying Bar. Our "union" has given them not one single bit of difficulty for not complying. We've only agreed to make it easier for them to not comply.
Carl