Originally Posted by
meyers9163
Again I'm just being a jerk here, so I appologize in advance...
Yeah, you kind of are, and since you yourself recognize this, why don't you just stop?
Originally Posted by
meyers9163
Is the flying not DAL's? Perhaps if Skywest is leaving that flying will go back to DAL and be flown for a lot better payrates and work rules..... I mean if DAL is under the allowed amount currently would there not be some sort of contractual violation being pursued in the court system or something more about this???
First off, that's a very loaded question. Sure it's DAL's but they contracted it away. No longer wanted it. Gone. Now we fly it for them. furthermore, as part of the sale of ASA to SkyWest (which funded their exit from bankruptcy), DAL GUARANTEED ASA 80% of all ATL flying (this has since been modified to give SkyWest Inc. 80%, to decide which carrier flies it themselves). Nevertheless, YES, per the contract we (ASA) have with Delta it IS our flying. should Mainline cut DCI and "take the flying back" as you put it, ASA/SkyWest is STILL guaranteed 80% of ATL feed. Therefore, they have to take it from someone else. So as to the OP, logic would have it that if SkyWest is pulling out, ASA would take it back from SkyWest. As of late, however, DAL has been bringing more carriers into ATL and making up our 80% elsewhere, like LGA and CVG. They do not want any one DCI to have too much influence, and DAL is fully aware that we go into contract talks a year from now.