Originally Posted by
channa
Yup, that's how DL rolls. Not sure how UA accounts for it behind the scenes, but I took a DL VDB the other day due to INOP seats on the RJ. Sure enough, that's faultable, and the DL mainline agent printed the hotel and food vouchers billable to Compass.
I saw the same thing last month on SkyWest operating as DL. I looked up the below info about OO:
As of February 2014, SkyWest employs 10,558 people throughout North America. The airline averages 1,714 departures a day, with 1,018 operating as United Express, 491 operating as Delta Connection, 89 operating as US Airways Express, 87 operating as American Eagle and 29 operating as Alaska Airlines. In total, SkyWest carried 27 million passengers in 2013.
UA - 1,018 UA flts a day on an RJ flying OO. Are you serious? That's fine if the flts were 1 to 1-1/2 (maybe even 2) hours, but come on.
The SkyWest United agreement ends on December 31, 2015. United has the option of extending the agreement for an additional five years. However, the agreement is subject to early termination if SkyWest or United fails to fulfill certain obligations agreed to under the code sharing agreement. The agreement will be terminated if SkyWest operations fall below certain performance levels for a period of three consecutive months. The agreement will also be cancelled if either airline files for bankruptcy or for reorganization. The agreement is also subject to early termination if SkyWest operates any aircraft that is supposed to be operated exclusively for United flights for any other purpose.
So what are the "fall below certain performance levels for a period of three consecutive months".
If these numbers meet UA's standards - those levels are set too low. Come on UA.
