I haven't heard it yet, but it completely makes sense. Delta doesn't want to pay for something that isn't being used so they might rent the space. They have publicly been searching for an active player to fill that void. I wouldn't really say that is rumor. It's been on the news.... I did notice last week that they took down the electronic boards at the gates and put the old mechanical boards back up. Just like how you have to put the original engines back on the aircraft before you give it back, they have to make concourse C look just like it did when they got it, aside from a few cosmetic changes like the hallway floors.

As far as a merger goes, I'm not sure our MEC has the slightest clue with what's going on. They are just now actually hiring lawyers for that. If they had a clue those lawyers would have been hired months ago and we would already have a strategic plan for such a possibility. Our MEC really is like a bunch of pre-teen kids dressing up in camo and playing army or man hunt. It's too bad that they are actually doing this with our paychecks. I would be curious to hear if the Compass or Mesaba guys have a "merger relief fund," or if they have recently hired new attourneys for such a situation.