Epic says a MINIMUM of 70 pilots and all furloughed FAs

In a memo to the Comair team, President John Bendoraitis announced that Delta has asked us to increase our flying beginning in June, resulting in the need to recall a minimum of 70 pilots and 40 flight attendants. At this time, we expect to fly an additional 200 block hours during June, with flying gradually increasing through November, when we are planning to fly approximately 1,100 additional block hours during the month.

"This is obviously a positive development, and we have already begun preparations to accommodate this new schedule from a staffing, fleet and maintenance perspective," according to the memo.

You will recall that earlier this week, we communicated a shift in the concentration of our flying in the fall schedule that will lead to the closure of our 50-seat JFK crew base and the opening of a 50-seat DTW base effective in September, among other changes. This additional flying does not change these plans. In fact, as Dave Soaper, senior vice president of Aircraft Operations, communicated to crews earlier this week, the shift out of JFK puts us in a good position to increase flying around the DTW and CVG hubs.