August 30, 2007
We’ve agreed to mutual changes to our nonrevenue pass travel policies with Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines after ASA was purchased by fellow Connection carrier SkyWest in 2005. Starting Dec. 1, Delta employees will have a boarding priority of S3C on ASA aircraft and similarly ASA employees will travel S3C on Delta mainline aircraft. The changes apply just to pleasure travel; company business travel policies are not changing.
“We know that these changes may impact some Delta employees that commute or travel frequently to cities served by ASA,” said Rob Kight, v.p.-Compensation, Benefits and Services. “However, this approach is consistent with the way we handle travel with SkyWest and most of our other Delta Connection partners. Overall we feel this solution does the best job of protecting the ability of Delta employees to access the Delta mainline system while still providing access to an important part of our system.”
The current S2 and S3 boarding priorities won’t apply after Dec. 1. You still can use the emergency S1A priority if the situation qualifies for emergency travel as defined in Human Resources Practices Manual section 1014. There will continue to be no per-flight fees for you to travel on ASA.
See Also:
Check out the FAQs on the Pass/Travel site.
Learn more about our nonrev policies in HRPM 1014.
Read Rob Kight's memo
Here's the Internal Memo from Rob Kight:
Internal Memorandum
Date:August 23, 2007To:All Delta EmployeesFrom:Rob Kight, Vice-President Compensation, Benefits & ServicesSubject:Rob Memo: Change to boarding priority on ASA flights
This month marks the two-year anniversary of Delta's sale of ASA to SkyWest Inc. The transaction was a critical component of Delta’s transformation helping us achieve important financial objectives. However, a transaction of this magnitude is not completed overnight and there were many details to sort out and finalize over time.
After months of negotiations between our companies, this week, Delta signed a number of agreements with SkyWest Airlines and ASA finalizing several outstanding post-sale items, including pass travel for Delta employees on ASA aircraft and pass travel for ASA employees on Delta mainline aircraft. Effective Dec. 1, 2007, Delta employees will have a boarding priority of S3C on ASA aircraft and similarly ASA employees will travel S3C on Delta mainline aircraft. Currently, both Delta and ASA employees can use S2 and S3 priorities on both Delta mainline and ASA aircraft. These changes apply only to pleasure travel. Company business travel will not be impacted.
We know that these changes may impact some Delta employees that commute or travel frequently to cities served by ASA. However, this approach is consistent with the way we handle travel with SkyWest and most of our other Delta Connection partners. In fact, throughout the industry, most mainline carriers use this approach with their respective regional airline partners. Overall we feel this solution does the best job of protecting the ability of Delta employees to access the Delta mainline system while still providing access to an important part of our system. Operational leaders in In-Flight, Flight Operations, and Airport Customer Service will provide further details about these changes in division-specific communications over the several days. In addition, you can find FAQs and other helpful information on the Pass Travel site on DeltaNet.
Rob Kight