Originally Posted by
RockyBoy
What are the predicitions on the number of furlough bypass guys/gals that will come back? I'd bet no more than half. I know of two DAL-N guys that bypassed and are not coming back. If they don't come back this time around, what are their options? I know it was a 10-year bypass option, but I think they can extend more than that can't they?
As one who bypassed last time for a year + and then came back in 2008, I would wager that most of those guys are gone, long gone. Some of my buddies got on with FedEx, UPS, or went back into the military to get to 20. Those guys that did get their 20 years in will probably come back. Those guys that found other, better paying gigs, will not IMHO.
My philosophy for coming back was: it's not what it once was but its still better than most. A lot of guys have found that there are greener pastures outside of DAL and airline flying in general.