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Old May 4, 2018, 7:02 pm
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Originally Posted by jrkmsp


He does indeed have a home in Palm Beach. He took some heat for being in his home office there during Delta’s big IT meltdown 18 months ago, rather than at the main ops center in Atlanta.
Here is an article about when he purchased the home back in 2015.

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflo...ton-condo.html
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Old May 4, 2018, 7:26 pm
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Isn't someone going to complain about non-revs in the Premium cabin?
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Old May 4, 2018, 7:56 pm
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Well at least he was in E-, although don't know how he travels on the company dime somewhere or internationally. Wasn't Richard Anderson's seat of choice in the exit row?
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Old May 4, 2018, 9:11 pm
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I don't really get the whole thing about an airline CEO riding in coach. It does not impress me as a customer or make me think that this makes them a great leader or anything like that. If I had a job that came with the possible perk of never flying in coach again for the rest of my life, I would never be seen in coach again for the rest of my life
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Old May 4, 2018, 9:20 pm
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At least he's freeing up a seat for someone else to upgrade to.
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Old May 4, 2018, 9:26 pm
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Originally Posted by am1108
At least he's freeing up a seat for someone else to upgrade to.
Supposedly, this is actually the reason he sits in Y.
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Old May 4, 2018, 9:34 pm
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Originally Posted by jdrtravel
I don't really get the whole thing about an airline CEO riding in coach. It does not impress me as a customer or make me think that this makes them a great leader or anything like that. If I had a job that came with the possible perk of never flying in coach again for the rest of my life, I would never be seen in coach again for the rest of my life
It is so he can claim "I feel your pain."

It's a shame this was on an MD aircraft. It would have been better had he been forced to sit through his intro to the safety video.
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Old May 4, 2018, 9:38 pm
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Originally Posted by StayingHomeIsBetter
It's a shame this was on an MD aircraft. It would have been better had he been forced to sit through his intro to the safety video.
Or he could have stood up and given it in person apodo77 probably would have mentioned that if it had happened though
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Old May 4, 2018, 9:42 pm
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Originally Posted by am1108
At least he's freeing up a seat for someone else to upgrade to.
F had been sold out on this flight for about a week.
PBI is a hard upgrade to get.
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Old May 4, 2018, 9:44 pm
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Originally Posted by Zorak
Or he could have stood up and given it in person apodo77 probably would have mentioned that if it had happened though
Hah.
Even have a stalker picture or two for those that doubt me.
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Old May 4, 2018, 10:33 pm
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Maybe Ed only got an UG to a middle seat in C+...
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Old May 5, 2018, 12:25 am
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Originally Posted by apodo77

F had been sold out on this flight for about a week.
PBI is a hard upgrade to get.

He could have booked the flight long before that and just not booked positive space in F (as I am certain he is entitled to do).
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Old May 5, 2018, 9:05 am
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Originally Posted by jdrtravel
I don't really get the whole thing about an airline CEO riding in coach. It does not impress me as a customer or make me think that this makes them a great leader or anything like that. If I had a job that came with the possible perk of never flying in coach again for the rest of my life, I would never be seen in coach again for the rest of my life
It's probably more internal Delta employee PR oriented than externally oriented.
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Old May 5, 2018, 10:04 am
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Originally Posted by ethernal
It's probably more internal Delta employee PR oriented than externally oriented.
I know someone who is a high level DL exec and he and his entire immediate family only fly F/D1.
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Old May 5, 2018, 11:30 am
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The CEO gets a different level of attention from the grunts in these types of matters. Mere "high-level" execs don't get any scrutiny.
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