Originally Posted by
Bluto
Maybe in the long-term, but the sheer volume of displacements (especially the ones from Mecca) will make commuters out of a huge number of people who wouldn't consider it normally. I understand your point that, eventually, the increased number of bases should reduce the number of commuters on a company-wide, percentage basis, but for the next few years, I think we'll see commuting increase dramatically.
I think a better commuter policy needs to be a priority, for the short-term at least.
Bluto,
It sucks to get bumped and I feel for all the FDAL/FNW Pilots who are getting bumped but this is nothing new. Do you think the senior DFW guys expected to get bumped? What about the senior ANC guys? For years flying has migrated to ATL and that was good for the ATL pilots at the expense of all the other guys. Now ATL is taking a hit - why is this worse than what happened to guys at MCO, PDX, CVG, DFW etc, etc?
Answer - It is not different. At least in ATL most of the senior guys can stick around if they decide to. The same can not be said for a lot of the above mentioned bases.
And last but not least - Flying will return to ATL. I agree that this bid is disproportionately affecting ATL - but this has been going on for years at DAL and every other airline. Dont worry - the south will rise again!
Everyone hang on and enjoy the ride!
Scoop