Originally Posted by
travelnate
The major carriers require their commuters to pay for the pass benefits and they have a few levels of participation.
For example, at Mesa, we all had a USAirways Hub log-in and ETP (emp tvl profile), some of us had United & Delta, but the Delta benefits were restricted only to those who worked in that division (freedom) or corporate - directly related to F8.
Its all part of the codeshare/Capacity Purchase Agreements in place.
That being the case, why would/did 9E mgt flat out lie to their employees over something as important as everyones flight benefits? It's not enough that Pinnacle pays peanuts but to take the only other thing worth working for? Those Q-400's on order surely will make the company money?
Did 9E have to pay NWA for their pass benefits? Heck, 9E had *all* the flying benefits under them...I wouldn't imagine it would cost that much more for 9E to pay DL to greatly improve non-rev benefits, improve morale and at least be somewhat competative to retain employees? At least make Pinnacle a desired company for people wanting to come work at.
If you look at some of the other boards, 9E is not in the same league as most of the other regionals when it comes to benefits.