Old 10-24-2010 | 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by jayray2
Doesn't Skywest get the same benefits (just at a lower priority)? All the contract Regional Elite employees also get the same benefits I believe (again at a lower priority). Only getting one International trip a year is a huge slap in the face to the pilots and FAs of carriers that work so hard to give Delta customers a good experience (and by all the surveys a lot of the carriers are providing a consistently better experience than mainline).

I don't think this agenda is a waste of time, I have heard that there have been talks and that there exists a possibility for changes this upcoming year.
I agree 100%. International travel has zero negative impact on Delta, so to restrict it makes no sense. As Mesaba/Compass were sold, we lose all of our "hard earned" pass benefits. I am in no way asking for the same travel benefits as mainline. What I am asking, is to have the same benefits as ASA/Skywest. I would much rather pay $100 for employee benefits and $50 for each person thereafter (max of $200), than to see our benefits cut at the same $50 rate we have been paying.
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