nope not me thats another guy here though. Poor guy was just over 1 year at comair furloughed, went to mesaba for less than a year furloughed, and now at compass. Delta is getting its pound of flesh from him.

 

Lolll... So did you have to give up your senority #, sign the training contract?

 

Yep I was in the NOV 09 furlough group and I had 7 days left until furlough when compass offered. Comair wouldn't give me personal leave. Im happy to be gone even with the recalls though. Comair is still set to lose 10 or 12 planes next year from what a couple guys on here keep saying.

 

Why would you expect to get 7 days off when we're so short staffed?

And it's 15 planes next year. Maybe more if we get a new CEO for Christmas.

 

I know right. Your telling me you wont need me anymore in 7 days but I cant get personal leave???

I cant believe this president has stayed around so long. I think comair was due for atleast 2 more by now. 2 President welcome gifts is atleast 20 airplane lease returns.

 

Run far, run fast....why pay for the rating, have some dignity and make the airline pay for it!

 

Delta's cutting more flights out of CVG. Now I'm starting to wonder if R.A. lied to us about de-hubing CVG. Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

 

Source? And is this Delta cutting flights, as in mainline, or Delta flights incl. DCI carriers?

 

Canada - not sure which city, des moines, tri cities

 

Delta to cut 5 more cities from CVG
BY JAMES PILCHER • [email protected] • DECEMBER 1, 2009
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Delta Air Lines will trim more flights at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in February, eliminating direct service to five more cities.



Delta officials confirmed this morning that cities to be dropped starting Feb. 10 include Montreal; Oklahoma City; Des Moines, Iowa; Providence, R.I.; and Tri-Cities, Tenn.

The Atlanta-based carrier previously had announced an overall 10 percent cut in departures in early January. Those cuts, and the additional cuts in February, will leave CVG - once Delta's second-largest hub - with just 70 direct destinations and between 180 and 190 total daily departures.

That's down from a peak of more than 120 destinations and more than 400 daily departures four years ago. Delta has since gone through bankruptcy reorganization, merged with Northwest Airlines, dealt with major fluctuations in fuel prices and perhaps most significantly, been caught in a recession that's drastically depressed demand for flying.

Airport officials are meeting with Delta today in Atlanta to review the ongoing schedule changes.

Delta also has cut local fares significantly. Tickets for flights originating from CVG dropped 38 percent in the second quarter as compared with the same period last year. Still, the airline lost $161 million in the third quarter.

"Delta's focus is to ensure we maintain nonstop service to the largest markets from Cincinnati, and no mainline Delta flying is impacted by these changes," airline spokeswoman Kristin Baur said. "Delta continues to do everything possible to position Cincinnati for long-term success, including schedule and fare changes aimed at returning the hub to profitability."

Delta did not say whether the new cuts would result in any changes in employment at the airport or what the cuts would mean to Erlanger-based regional subsidiary Comair. That airline had planned to furlough pilots and flight attendants, but Baur said that Comair will be recalling some workers because the cuts aren't as deep as previously thought.

Delta and Comair combine to employ nearly 4,000 locally, but Comair now operates the majority of its flights in the Northeast. Employment at the two airlines was 7,000 at the beginning of the decade.

Bair would not comment on any potential future cuts in the spring or summer schedule, saying that future flying is still under review.

Airport officials said this morning that they are still analyzing the reductions and will comment later today.