Originally Posted by
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The only rumors I might really pay attention to are ones coming from guys sitting in class (at either airline) and say the CEO or CFO or some other person along those levels says a merger is a good possibility. If it's a cockpit rumor, no. If it's a FA rumor then still no, those are no better than pilot rumors.
If its an internet rumor, run with it. Those are gold.
So what's the rumor source?
Heard from a friend who started with Delta recently that a big wig spoke to his class and said it was not DAL's intention to merge with Alaska nor run it out of business. Both airlines can coexist peacefully in SEA.
Also, supposedly American has already overtaken DAL as Alaska's biggest code share partner, so the whole situation may have unintended consequences for DAL. Reference American into Mexico City and AS into JFK.