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Old 07-03-2023 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Trip7
Quick observation:

We are a good ways into Summer Ops and the heavily predicted Delta operational meltdown predicted by many pilots on here actually went to United. Surprising as we approach mid summer, the hot topic isn't operations but is.... wait for it.... Batch Sizes.... Talk about 1st world problems 😂😂😂😂
We are 1/3 months done with summer. Keep counting those chickens before they hatch.

And I wouldn’t call last week a roaring success. United took the heat off everybody else.
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Old 07-03-2023 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Trip7
Quick observation:

We are a good ways into Summer Ops and the heavily predicted Delta operational meltdown predicted by many pilots on here actually went to United. Surprising as we approach mid summer, the hot topic isn't operations but is.... wait for it.... Batch Sizes.... Talk about 1st world problems 😂😂😂😂
You must not have been around NYC last week…yeah UAL was worse but DL wasn’t stellar either.
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Old 07-03-2023 | 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by DWC CAP10 USAF
You must not have been around NYC last week…yeah UAL was worse but DL wasn’t stellar either.

I was out in that in PHL and much of that blame lies squarely at the FAA/ATC. They shut down our departures for hours based on a spotty/broken like of scattered single-cell thunderstorms (eventually formed a solid line), but when they stopped our departures, it wasn't much of anything.
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Old 07-03-2023 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Trip7
Quick observation:

We are a good ways into Summer Ops and the heavily predicted Delta operational meltdown predicted by many pilots on here actually went to United. Surprising as we approach mid summer, the hot topic isn't operations but is.... wait for it.... Batch Sizes.... Talk about 1st world problems 😂😂😂😂
It's the Wedge Principle. We had an operational meltdown, but United wedged themselves underneath our poor performance, taking the focus off Delta, thus making Delta look better. We didn't avoid meltdown, just the publicity surrounding it.
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Old 07-03-2023 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by crewdawg
I was out in that in PHL and much of that blame lies squarely at the FAA/ATC. They shut down our departures for hours based on a spotty/broken like of scattered single-cell thunderstorms (eventually formed a solid line), but when they stopped our departures, it wasn't much of anything.
I was there and you are right. That was outside Delta’s control. It hasn’t been perfect but I do agree that this Summer has been much better than I thought as far as crew coverage/meltdowns go! I’m looking forward to Valentine’s Day
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Old 07-03-2023 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by FlexManFlex
I was there and you are right. That was outside Delta’s control. It hasn’t been perfect but I do agree that this Summer has been much better than I thought as far as crew coverage/meltdowns go! I’m looking forward to Valentine’s Day
Leap Year is going to be a huge problem next year.
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Old 07-03-2023 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunfighter
It's the Wedge Principle. We had an operational meltdown, but United wedged themselves underneath our poor performance, taking the focus off Delta, thus making Delta look better. We didn't avoid meltdown, just the publicity surrounding it.
If you're in the woods getting chased by a bear, you don't need to be faster than the bear, just faster than your buddy.
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Old 07-03-2023 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by NuGuy
If you're in the woods getting chased by a bear, you don't need to be faster than the bear, just faster than your buddy.
If your buddy gets eaten by a bear in the woods, does he drive a Miata?
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Old 07-03-2023 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Jaww
Leap Year is going to be a huge problem next year.
still waiting for Trips accuweather long term weather projection. I guess hes been wrong enough again hes gotta grab up the little wins where he can.
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Old 07-03-2023 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by theUpsideDown
still waiting for Trips accuweather long term weather projection. I guess hes been wrong enough again hes gotta grab up the little wins where he can.
Anecdotally, my last trip was a 4 day that became a 5 day (not NYC based and wasn’t heading there, was in the Midwest). Rerouted 3 different times. But yeah, things were great.

*The deadheads were the problem. They kept delaying and messing the schedule up. Wonder if 30 hours would’ve been smarter.
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