Originally Posted by
WhiskeyDelta
I don't speak for the entire Delta pilot group but what have you to understand is the majority were hired without flow. They feel they earned the job by interviewing. It's not a question of whether regional pilots "deserve a flow." Look at it as more of a rite of passage, badge of honor, etc. This same thing applies to our new hire training hotels. I can't tell you how many captains I've flown with that don't give a crap about negotiating for them because they didn't get them decades ago.
I think the only way a flow happens is if Delta gets desperate but I would expect push back from the Delta pilot group. Not because you're less worthy but because it's a new concept and change is hard to get used to. In the end, don't take it personally.
Thank you for your response. I would say though when I fly in and through ATL and I walk around in the terminal why can't I get a Delta guy or girl to say hi? I have purposely tried every time I go through there say hello to every pilot I see as I walk by. 10 out of ten times the Delta guy just keeps on walking past and not even look my way. What am I to think if it's not personal. This doesn't happen anywhere else only in ATL. Just remember these are the worlds greatest employees. Has anyone else seen this??