Originally Posted by
Bluedriver
*NO* one is disputing that having RJ scope is a good thing. We all want that. Done.
Now, why did the company give that up (they never give up anything they hold sacred) but choose to build a fortress around domestic codeshare?
If this company had ANY intentions of doing capacity purchase agreements, they wouldn't have agreed to our new scope. Now, things could change, and I'm glad we have that scope, but IF they had any intentions of RJs, they wouldn't have given that up. But they DID build a fortress around domestic codesharing. Why?
It’s unlikely we will ever know and I am ok with that. To your point why did they give us so much control over pairing construction and work rules? Perhaps they are shortsited and simply trying to limit pay and benefits. Given the fervor with which Jetblue has used “open architecture” to code share this is still a victory in my book.