Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
I think you guys are missing the point. It's not how many times you use the policy it's how many times you use it with a bad excuse. Have two good flights that fill up because of an early morning cancellation, you're ok. Try to get two oversold flights the day before Thanksgiving, not so much. Prudent planning means use common sense, that's all.
Alfa,
Last week I ranted after reading the verbiage associated with the new policy. I'm still steamed about it. Here's why:
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big part of the success of the DAL-NWA merger is due to the cooperation of the pilots. One need only look at the debacle called USAir to see how smoothly our merger went. Similarly, the United-Continental is shaping up to be "ugly".
Last year DAL reported a net profit of 1.4 Billion dollars in a terrible economy...
Delta pilots are still working for bankruptcy wages despite the record profits. We are frequently "thanked" for our contributions by Steve Dickson, and recently in another memo summarizing the post-merger changes we've been through.
But in light of JG's memo it certainly appears that Flight Operations' professed "thanks" is nothing more than hollow words. This was an opportunity to show some appreciation and they failed... miserably. I don't know JG personally, but I am very underwhelmed by his leadership/management skills.