Thanks for the info. I'll likely be commuting from OMA or LNK through MSP for the next year and really thought my options were extremely limited. Not sure when DAL/NWA travel site will be joined such that I can see actual load factors. Until then I'll just have to give it a shot.

If you are a Delta Pilot, you should not have to wait long until you can call and check the load on NWA or Mesaba flights. Right now NWA and Mesaba pilots can call NWA NREV and get availability over the phone. As of May 6, all NWA, Mesaba, Compass, Pinnacle pilots can travel on Delta although it is not electronic yet, so you can be assured Delta pilots will have the same access to all NWA and NWA airlink flights. At least for NREVing, the NWA and Delta merger seems to be a good thing as it offers more options for NWA and Delta and its regional pilots.