410dude said:This is a classic example of why Delta and the other legacy carriers need to "go away".
They will all be going away very soon. The LCC's with Southwest in the lead will dominate the skies.
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
410dude said:This is a classic example of why Delta and the other legacy carriers need to "go away".
Buckaroo said:They will all be going away very soon. The LCC's with Southwest in the lead will dominate the skies.
aa73 said:What you fail to take into account is that AA, DL, UA, etc will eventually become one of those very LCCs you talk about. In fact, AA's costs are right about where SWA's are... 'cept we still have way more overhead.
I can't speak for anybody except myself and I don't want to see DAL just "go away." My wife and I recently flew DAL from IAD-ATL-HNL. The service was fine. The ticket price ($530) was great. The part I care most about, impression the flight crew made on me by the way they carried out their duties, was outstanding. I know that professional flight crews certainly aren't Delta's sole province but there is a market sector that takes an airline's heritage into the "all things considered" mix and it does affect the final choice with some of us. Given an LCC or DAL, my wife picks DAL every time. So does her folks and so did mine. Why is that? Must be something to it or it wouldn't be true.410dude said:This is a classic example of why Delta and the other legacy carriers need to "go away".
Buckaroo said:I seriously doubt if AMR will be around in another 3 years. Their cost structure just won't stand the test of time. Remember, this is a game of attrition, and the dinosaurs are going extinct..................soon.
CLE145CA said:My father's experience on DL has not been the best lately either. On one recent three-hour flight to ATL connecting on to his destination, there was no service at all. When I mean no service it was just that. No juice, no coffee, no water---nothing! He had asked the FA when he boarded if they were going to serve coffee because the airport concessions were not yet open so he couldn't get some. (This was a 0600 departure to ATL.) She responded, "There is no service on this flight." He thought she was joking. Sure enough during the flight he said not one flight attendant passed through the aisle. He said at that point he did a count and there were 50 people on the 737-800. So on a three-hour flight these flight attedants couldn't even offer water?
My parents do a lot of traveling and they don't non-rev anywhere. I told my father to write the airline since, as a paying passenger, he has the right to "vent his frustration" over poor, unfriendly and uncaring service.
You sound happy about this? Are you happy with the direction the major airline pilot compensation is going. Last time I checked we were rooting for higher pay and benefits not flying for pennies and no retirement. Rooting against airlines that historically paid well doesn't make much sense for our profession. Gee wiz, I hope UPS IPA gives back money so our management feels compelled to make us do the same (sarcasm). Like someone said earlier, a rising tide floats all boats.....and paychecks.Remember, this is a game of attrition, and the dinosaurs are going extinct..................soon.
410dude said:This is a classic example of why Delta and the other legacy carriers need to "go away".