Originally Posted by Scott Stoops

Again, we aren’t talking the same language. Departures are only part of the equation. ASM is the industry accepted metric. The current ratio of mainline domestic to express domestic ASM is roughly 4 to 1. Meaning if Skywest and Republic are doing 65% of the express flying (no idea if correct but seems reasonable?), then they’re providing approx 16% of the domestic ASM. Not insignificant by any means and definitely a critical part of the United business model.

On the jumpseat issue at hand, I believe a more reasoned response would have been to lump UAL pilots into the OAL bucket wrt jumpseat priority until a mutually agreed upon solution could be completed. I understand both arguments thoroughly so there is no need to rehash them here.

I also believe that weaponizing a safety document like an FOM sets an incredibly bad precedent. I can’t imagine that any POI is going to look positively on a flight ops team and leadership team that is willing to do so.