Originally Posted by
sailingfun
I guess it comes down to what you consider a necessary change. The key reason Delta survived and flourished post chapter 11 was RA taking the helm and making ontime and reliability the number one priority. Excelling at that is what led Delta to significant margin increases over the competition, rapid advancement fir pilots and the PS checks we enjoyed pre covid. Handcuff the company on reroutes and the numbers go in the wrong direction.
I disagree with your reroute centric on-time thesis. It has everything to do with employee efforts and the pilots among other groups making things happen. The scripted DXX timeline and the adherence to it by all workgroups while departmental changes were endured was the key. WDR, APU, fuel, catering, groomers running over HVCs to clean the cabin, etc.