Originally Posted by
TonyWilliams
I can't imagine that any plan that is approved to merge two large carriers won't also include some concessions.
Those concessions COULD include giving up gates, which COULD mean parked planes, which could lead to FURLOUGHS.
Not rocket science. Nor am I the soothsayer. Your mileage may vary.
So how would they lose gates that they're already in control of? The airports don't care about mergers as long as they get their money? Also, today’s a different day than yesterday so take a look at the US Airways/America West merger. Did their "concessions" cost them gates which in turn caused them to "park planes" and did any pilots get furloughed? NO! The furloughs happend long before the merger even took place. Actually the merger opened the door for recalls which led to them eventually hiring.
NWA furloughs? Doesn't make sense at all!