Originally Posted by
Mesabah
I think the issue is that 9E's software is a different vendor from Delta, so it's outside of Delta IT's ability to determine non-rev priority, if/when a 9E pilot is commuting to work or not. The only reason 9E has these passes over retirees, is that Delta has a no-involuntary bump policy. So, 9E pilots using positive space on the next flight were bumping revenue passengers.
That's an interesting theory and makes sense. It doesn't give them the right to ruin our parent's and retiree's benefits though. After spending 6+ years at the regionals, it always made sense to us. Putting EDV ahead of DL retirees and parents does not.