Originally Posted by
JustNarced
Believe it or not, no. It has more to do with controlling LEC votes than actual hotels. FL is one of our largest markets and they once closed an MCO base. They closed a DFW base during BK, many argue it was over the MEC chair who lived there. That made ATL the largest base and we all know there is something special about that place.
When we had an MCO base in the past it was for Delta Express flying which was almost a completely seperate flying than the rest of the company. Of course back then the express pilots were going to have a whole different set of priorities (starting with getting express pay rates to at least the same as mainline) than the rest of the LEC's would be concerned with. A base there now would be much more aligned with current other LEC's concerns and not as threatening.