Delta Pilot Intimidation
01-24-2026 | 02:28 PM
#371
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01-29-2026 | 09:26 AM
#372
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The 88 leaving isn’t to blame and an extra leg or two really isn’t either, it’s the sits and especially the constant plane changes that make it sting so much. And every rotation launching between 5-7am and not getting back til 10pm or later. Once when asked why, they said “because New Yorkers like to leave early and get back late.” LOL, um, then why is the rest of the day still full of flying?
01-29-2026 | 10:29 AM
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While that probably did correlate to an extent, 320 trips in NYC took a dive prior to the 88’s retirement. It was mostly the optimizer which allegedly doesn’t exist. One cycle they bragged about doubling the number of commutable trips from the previous month…to 3% up from 1.5.
The 88 leaving isn’t to blame and an extra leg or two really isn’t either, it’s the sits and especially the constant plane changes that make it sting so much. And every rotation launching between 5-7am and not getting back til 10pm or later. Once when asked why, they said “because New Yorkers like to leave early and get back late.” LOL, um, then why is the rest of the day still full of flying?
The 88 leaving isn’t to blame and an extra leg or two really isn’t either, it’s the sits and especially the constant plane changes that make it sting so much. And every rotation launching between 5-7am and not getting back til 10pm or later. Once when asked why, they said “because New Yorkers like to leave early and get back late.” LOL, um, then why is the rest of the day still full of flying?
01-29-2026 | 04:51 PM
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LOL right! There was a time that “the deal” was always that we know it’s super junior and not the easiest commute and a really high cost place to live, so we’ll make the trips commutable and fairly good in exchange. The NYC 73 base used to be cherry as did the purely international ER base there and both categories were pretty junior. The 88 trips weren’t quite as good but there was lots of thunder and greenies there long before those became commonplace.
02-01-2026 | 04:29 PM
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02-01-2026 | 05:41 PM
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I got sick, called it in a few days after the letter. No issues. Can't say the letter wasn't on my mind though.
02-01-2026 | 06:46 PM
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