I am tired of parents and retirees getting on before me. I work for the company, but people who don't work the company get on before I do? This is not right. The other day, this 85 year old mother got on the plane before I did while going to work, when her daughter was with the company only two years. We both got on, so it is a moot point now, but it what if one more passenger showed up? If DL employees want to be S3 on their own aircraft that is great! DCI active employees should at least be S3B while parents/retirees go S3C.

I do realize that each regional negotiates it's own pass benefits, but DL should at least have a standard system that they "sign up" for. I was riding on Compass today and they were telling me that Compass could have full benefits like SKW/ASA/Comair but since they were bought by Trans States, their new owner refuses to right the check to DL for those benefits. Really stinks for a friend I know that has to travel to Japan almost monthly for his family. He's pretty upset I hear.