And it will create an immediate violation of contract section 26.d which states that parents, spouses, and eligible dependents fly free on all company-operated flights...they will have to figure out a way to either a) let us list our parents on 9E-operated flights only (sounds like a nightmare), or b) reimburse us for ZED fares (a major pain in the arse).

In addition, let us not forget ZED fares will all be at the HIGH level...they are currently at the MEDIUM level for parents on Delta....so it will be MORE expensive for our parents to fly on Delta than it was pre-merger...no joke...from the pass bureau directly...

Thanks for playing Pinnacle, you probably just lost my vote for any TA you put in front of me unless it is absolutely industry LEADING...I would rather just wait for the NMB to release us at this point and get them by the family jewels so we can push for no less than any other non-wholly owned DCI feeder...

Pinnacle is really good at irritating us about stuff that doesn't matter, but I think they might have miscalculated this one...if everything the pass travel folks have said in both written and phone communications turns out to be true, it will push many pilots who walked the line OVER the line and into the mindset of "burn this place down." I am one of those people...I did my job, I worked hard, I didn't call in sick unless I really was, I got there early, I kept up on my revisions, I tried to make it a better place...but this pass travel thing is like spilling a beer on a guy's girlfriend and refusing to apologize...

taking travel away from pilots and their families is a slap in the face...we're in the transportation business for crying out loud...

If any Pinnacle shareholders are reading this, your ignorant managment might have just axed any chance of getting an industry average TA that would've helped the company's stock value and secured flying for the future...instead, your management (if all of this pans out) might have just crossed the line and led us down a path to release and a strike...because many of us are now going to make them sell the house and give us all the money, or burn the house down...way to go management...hope you saved a nickel...