Agreed. It's a cultural problem from the top down. I don't know anyone who prefers to fly Delta. Acquaintances actually tell me they only fly Delta if they absolutely have to. Most prefer Jetblue and Southwest. Not that it matters in the short run. Our loads are heavy. At least I think our loads are heavy. I haven't been to the airport in a month.

You once again FAILED to state the reason behind your question. State it's intent, & perhaps people will be more helpful.

It doesn't really matter if you state it's not flame bait when you don't give a valid reason for asking the question. The question all by itself is very close to flame bait.

You know, sometimes you log on, look around and just decide it ain't worth it.

What in the hell?

First, let me start with the biggest b.s. quotes:

Right here is a ruse. A trick. The answer to the question is don't let Newk around your wife nor let your wife know newk exists.

You are referring to an alpa-stache that is something similiar to one of those Spanish soap opera stars that makes you wonder if you've stumbled on to some type of gross free porn. Hot babe, old dude with a big stache. It's upsetting.

Let me see if I can find a picture...



Close enough for government work.

Really? Is this hyperbole night Hockey? I flew 5 legs tonight and I made this company look damn good on every one. (exceeded limit on the big green smile smile but picture one right here) I can't control anything else.

Now its been a while since we merged and people who travel aren't stupid and they know NWA is DAL and DAL is NWA. When you say you don't know anyone who prefers to fly Delta, how do we know its not because of an experience on fNWA? MSP? DTW? MEM? Or should I assume you mean PMDAL? Which means me, I suck? Hockey did you just say I sucked? (eek) Or should we (everyone involved in tonights trainwreck exlcuding newk) not use hyperbole anymore than to flamebait?

Look, I rarely fly but tonight 4/5 ontime or early and the late one was due to trying to accomodate passengers from both a 757 and an 88 that were busted at the outstation for tires and a bad parking break. Last week 6/6 LATE and 7 and 8 were cxld due to weather. Trip before that was hellacious weather week, I did a 4-day and flew 5 legs of a 10 leg trip with the rest cxld or turned into awful DH'ds. Trip before, 10/10 ontime. Trip before that, 6/6 ontime.

Complex 24/7, 365 operation with 12,000 pilots (a portion of which are, well, "those guys") and 800 planes and the rest that comes with that. Big picture, looks like they're fighting to make it better and I see it with the club rooms and red coats and ontime systems and so forth. It ain't going to be perfect but neither am I. Here's to hoping it works as best it can considering the size and scope of what we do.

all yall have a Merry Christmas

Wow, I'm surprised she could even see the vain Ferd? The first thing I'd notice is the inappropriate gun.



Oh wait, wait, can I use another picture joke in one post?

Ferd, you and Dwight remind me of each other, the hat, the guitar case, the I just got kicked out my house again look, the why would you sit like that position and lastly, the angry vain...

There is probably some merit to your statement, but the bottom line is that it just doesn't matter. People can, and will complain about DAL all day long. Sometimes there is a valid reason for the complaint and sometimes there is not.

But as long as people keep purchasing Delta tickets I am pretty sure that management does not care who they "prefer" to fly on. It is there behavior (buying tickets) that counts. That is why service at all the legacy carriers sucks - people continually complain about the service, but when they have a choice of which airline to fly, purchase tickets almost exclusively based on price.

Scoop

Most Deloitte consultants prefer to fly Delta. They're one of Delta biggest customers.

Look no further than the denied boarding policies Delta has. It is very rare to hold flights and it states why. It generally will only happen for large groups or international flights. It goes on further to state that they will be immediately rebooked. It is all in a effort to keep a very tight operation running. It even states that.

They release seats 10 minutes prior to departure.

Tell them this and tell them why. They may not like it, but the reality is that someone probably was talking out of their six about holding the flight.

Passengers talk out of their six. I could also tell you that everyone I know in DFW hates LUV and AMR. It is because people here in ATL are exposed to DAL and all the woes of a major hub.

People are price and award redemption sensitive. Period.

Let me try to explain why you're getting hammered for this dude. What would be your FIRST thought if I had written the following question?:

"Hey guys, not flamebaiting here just asking a question: Did Delta South guys use checklists?"

Carl

No. Most of us didn't need to be trained to do it.

Those that don't have an aversion to people, just did it naturally. Those that do have an aversion won't do it no matter how much they're trained. And that's probably a good thing.

Carl