Originally Posted by pad39a

I think there’s also logic to giving some priority to active employees and families, even at the regional level. If you want to talk “fairness,” I think considering the contribution a 9E pilot’s spouse makes to Delta’s bottom line versus a mainline parent would be a worthy mental exercise. I am not demeaning the value of parents in any way—I just think that given what 9E employees contribute to the operation, saying that my wife’s S3A “ruins” a mainline parent’s nonrev benefits is a weak argument. For that matter, today I would go behind most mainline spouses and kids on my own 9E metal.