Originally Posted by
burrito350
What makes someone stick to Delta over United? And vice versa.. Currently faced with the decision of one or the other. I'm OK with living in any base wishing for Houston-United or ATL-Delta.
I've read in threads a lot say to choose United because Delta has hired so many pilots in 2015 (pre pandemic) and WB captain (A3330/350)would take so long but at the same time so many choose Delta this 2021/2022 I'm wondering how come?
Have you looked at what the various majors paid out in terms of profit sharing in the last normal year? (2019 profit sharing paid at he beginning of 2020, prepandemic) While last performance does not guarantee future returns, Delta paid more in profit sharing than UAL, AAL, and SWA combined. IIRC, you could’ve doubled the AAL numbers and still Delta paid out more than those three combined. While not perfect, Delta’s profit sharing was indicative of a well run company (despite our righteous gripes).
That said, basing is an easy reason to choose one major over another.