Originally Posted by HeathrowGuy
Just hope DH is around for Xmas...
Time will tell. Their death has been widely predicted almost since they began operations.
A key difference I think is how the employees at DH act: they are doing everything they can to keep this airline running. That matters a lot. I had a flight to BOS that was going to be delayed because the crew was delayed arriving from another city and had exceeded their FAA allowable flight hours for that day without a rest period.
They got a pilot to volunteer on his day off to come in and fly as the FO.
Try getting that done at UA. The employees at NW basically pushed them into CH11. Remember that an airline isn't just the planes; it's the people that are the heart of the company.
At the end of the day, it will be the people of DH that decide if it's worth the sacrifice.