The reason Skywest pilots have a problem with Mesaba is that they're trying to kill off their own flight attendants. It's just not right.
Mesaba SF34 near Traverse City on Jul 30th 2009, sole cabin crew incapacitated
A Mesaba Saab 340B on behalf of Northwest Airlines, registration N452XJ performing flight XJ-3194/NW-3194 from Detroit,MI to Marquette,MI (USA) with 30 passengers, two flight crew and one flight attendant, was enroute at FL200 about 25nm east of Traverse City,MI, when the flight crew heard somebody knocking on the cockpit door. As a precaution the captain rang the flight attendant's phone, a passenger picked up and reported, that the sole flight attendant appeared to be "no longer coherent" and completed a number of unusual activities. The captain advised the passenger to guide the flight attendant to a seat and stow the service cart that was blocking the aisle. The captain subsequently alerted ATC of the medical emergency on board. Prior to landing the captain coordinated with a passenger, that all passengers and the flight attendant were seated and buckled in. The airplane landed safely. The NTSB reported, that following the landing the airplane was met by medical and law enforcement services.
