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because after the Comair strike, Delta was willing to give flying to anyone that would take it........
 
Any idea why Delta decided to go with Mesa??? I know they were cheapest, but still, come on now.....

You gotta remember this is the same Delta that went with Big Sky out of BOS.
 
According to sources, Mesa stock was traded at very high volumes in the last 2 days and the price continues downward. Apparently, there are assumptions that the end is near
 
Any idea why Delta decided to go with Mesa??? I know they were cheapest, but still, come on now.....

Because JO offered to pay for the leases on the ACA Dojets (until DL was able to get rid of them in bankruptcy) and to whipsaw the other regionals in the DL portfolio.....
 
You gotta remember this is the same Delta that went with Big Sky out of BOS.
The Big Sky/BOS deal was an attempt by Delta to fly overlapping routes with US Airways. The deal was signed when US Airways was making its hostile takeover bid of Delta. In case US Airways won its bid, and the merger made it as far as anti-trust rulings in the courts, Delta was going to be able to show that they and US Airways had too many overlapping routes, and that passengers would lose too many competitive options. Never mind that only US Airways had been doing most of those flights (via Colgan with 1900's) for years...
 

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