Originally Posted by
s0ssos
I was just wondering if Delta treats their regional/feeder flights differently. I've had issues with US and AA regional flights, where it seems like any delay is magnified. My US regionaljet landed in Phoenix and stayed out on the runway for almost 2 hours because of a lightning storm. Other planes left an hour before we actually got to disembark (which means the weather alert was cleared). On my AA regionaljet we got diverted from DFW for a fueling stop. We were grounded in OKC for 3 hours. For the first hour and a half no truck came to give us fuel. Then we were waiting on paperwork.
I understand that regionaljets have fewer people, but it seems like they are treated as second-class citizens. Nothing pertaining to a regionaljet is considered urgent.
I was wondering about people's experiences using Delta and all their regionaljets going into SLC when there are weather issues.
I agree with many of your points, as they relate to DL and the Delta Connection.
However, there is light on the horizon. The B717 mainline metal is really coming online now, and with it CR9's are replacing the maintenance prone CR7's and the highly maintenance prone CRJ's. The downside is fewer flights from many cities, with seat availability being about the same.