Originally Posted by NWA320pilot

What do you think the hourly operating cost of a 747 is? You know what our pay runs so doing the math isn't too hard. I did the math right after BK and on something like the 320 and it took less than $1 per hour of flight per pax to recoup what we had giving up in hourly rates. Not too much extra $$ (or percentage) when looking at everything . Management would love for us to believe our pay is a make or break deal but in reality the hourly rate is a very small part of the operation of DAL.