Originally Posted by
AndyTLe
One thing that should be mentioned is that as we get closer to the end of the month and year, crew scheduling becomes an issue for all airlines (NW had this problem some time back). As pilots and FAs reach their monthly and annual limits, it become harder to find crews that are eligible and able to fly. This problem is only magnified with weather delays as deicing, take-off/landing and taxiing all take longer and are counted in those hours. With less capacity and the holidays, recovering from delays such as this weekend's, is more difficult.
AndyTLE,
Great argument, but as you said, it is an issue for
all airlines, an issue that impacts DL the most. so, what is DL doing wrong?
being a PM with Delta and giving them all my business, its very frustrating that they seem to always be dead last with resuming flights and pro-actively cxling flights after wx related issues.
Try to get a seat on DL from JFK to SFO at all for the rest of this week, NOT gonna happen.
Again, if DL wants to be NY's leading airline, I'd think they better come up with a better, a more up to date plan, in dealing with these problems.