Originally Posted by
DALFA
We operate roughly 20% of domestic flights. If we stop flying it would cripple interstate commerce which is why the RLA was created in the first place. A few small communities losing air service due to a strike doesn't cripple interstate commerce. Sure, it negatively impacts those small communities but the RLA and NMB don't look at that. They look at the overall picture. If what you are saying was true then no regional airline would ever be allowed to go on strike and obviously we all know that's not the case.
The RLA was created because a given railroad could be the only reasonable transportation for a large number of communities at the time. And while it could have an impact, it would not cripple commerce.