Originally Posted by
rickair7777
It's legally questionable as to whether they can force you to give up your number, and even if they do you might be able to get it back when the time comes.
Also, depending on where you are a coming from, a compass number with flow-thru to DAL might be more valuable than any regional job (or a UAL number).
Mesaba also has a flowthrough to DAL when the merger goes through but no one is flowing through right now and no one should count on it for sure.