Originally Posted by
gloopy
I think DALPA could have an NMB case should it come to that, but I agree that it probably won't. DL didn't take too kindly to ACA's little experiment and SKYW attempting it would likely be viewed as an even more severe threat.
But what is the deal on the ATL gates? Who owns/leases them and for how long, and what happens then?
The gates are owned by the airport, who leases them to Skywest with the option to renew the lease every few years, I think it's 7, but can't remember. Skywest then sub-leases those gates to Delta. If Skywest chooses to lease to someone else, that is out of Delta's control after their contract ends. If Skywest loses the gates however, they go up for bid, but Delta would get them all back, because ATL. There would probably be a bunch of negative anti-trust press as well.