Do Delta ground/gate staff work these JV flights in the US? I know this is a simpleton take on a complicated issue but how do they make money on this route if we can’t? On a side note I watched a JV international flight last week from the gate and there is no way they operate cheaper than us. They had 3 full time gate staff at the gate 4 HOURS before the flight. They did nothing but stand there for two hours. I’m pretty sure it is the only flight they work all day. Then they had 8 PILOTS! Not kidding, 8 pilots. Then they must have had 20 FA’s, there were too many to count. It must be government support that allows these airlines to operate like this.

Those 8 pilots and 20 FAs cost a lot less, but more importantly, they are way more productive.

There is no profit in Flying Dutchmen.

(or cargo)

Maybe they prefer their own country’s airline. “If you ain’t Dutch, you ain’t much.”

“There’s two things in this world I can’t stand. One of them is people who are intolerant of other people’s cultures…..and the Dutch.”

Time for a shmoke and a pancake

...bong and a blintz?

https://youtu.be/_LlPU6KenjU?feature=shared

How do I post embedded video instead of just a link?

Video/gif posting was killing me last night. I had Goldmember doing “that’s a keeper” primed. Did something change in the last few weeks?

Has anyone had to do Covid verification under the new rules yet? Would a CVS drive-thru lab test count? Or is there a more convenenient at-home proctored version? Most of the online proctored options I found seem to be discontinued, and I don't want to go through the trouble of getting tested just to get it rejected by Delta.