"Keep Delta My Delta" Campaign
May 29, 2008, 1:38 pm
#676
Join Date: May 2004
Location: New Orleans, LA (MSY)
Programs: DL 1 MM/DM; HH Lifetime Diamond; Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 986
Now I really regret US-DL not merging... 
This just in: US now says "No snacks for you!" to all Y pax on domestic routes.
Keep Delta My Delta!
Keep Delta My Delta!
May 29, 2008, 3:26 pm
#677
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Pittsburgh
Posts: 965
As someone who flew over 50,000 miles on US last year and couldn't get away fast enough this year, there should be no regrets. For example, last year US cut first class seats on the A321 from 26 to 16 and pushed all the seats closer together to get more people on the plane. A320 was reduced from 16 to 12 first class. Their 757's only have 8 first class seats. If Dougie got his hands on DL, I would bet that would be his first move. Crowd as many people on as possible (and pray that it's not too heavy to make it transcon without a fuel stop). My upgrade % went down the tubes when they took out all those seats.
May 29, 2008, 3:54 pm
#678
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: CVG
Programs: DL 3MM, US 972k (AA 0.0k), Marriott Lifetime Gold, Hertz G, Nurburgring in 8:29
Posts: 2,183
As someone who flew over 50,000 miles on US last year and couldn't get away fast enough this year, there should be no regrets. For example, last year US cut first class seats on the A321 from 26 to 16 and pushed all the seats closer together to get more people on the plane. A320 was reduced from 16 to 12 first class. Their 757's only have 8 first class seats. If Dougie got his hands on DL, I would bet that would be his first move. Crowd as many people on as possible (and pray that it's not too heavy to make it transcon without a fuel stop). My upgrade % went down the tubes when they took out all those seats.
I do a lot of flights from Ohio to the South and Southwest during the fall and winter months. There's nothing like smashing a 42L trenchcoat or puffy-coat in to the bins while you're flying in "First".
Agreed though on the upgrades. Even as a CP I went from about 95% to about 30% when I was riding in one of these modified planes. It was never a great airline, but it went from not great to worse than bad.
May 30, 2008, 12:10 am
#679
Join Date: Apr 2006
Programs: All of em more or less
Posts: 367
Given the recent changes (mostly negative) to the DL flying program and FF program, does anyone here who initially supported the grassroots movement to Keep Delta My Delta now regret having done so?
While I didn't participate, at the time I thought it was a pretty nice idea. Now looking at the changes over the past few months, I'm glad I did not. All it seemed to do is give a positive boost to management to allow them time and breathing space to implement their changes.
While I didn't participate, at the time I thought it was a pretty nice idea. Now looking at the changes over the past few months, I'm glad I did not. All it seemed to do is give a positive boost to management to allow them time and breathing space to implement their changes.
uhm no. merged carrier would be even worse and a 50/50 chance at another round of bankruptcy
May 30, 2008, 3:01 am
#680
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: SEA
Programs: UA Silver, BA Gold, DL Gold
Posts: 9,779
But you need to dig a little deeper. Here are the actual survey results. The conclusion is that all of the legacies basically stink. US fares the worst, but the others aren't much better.
As for regrets? I didn't participate, so I have none. But, I wouldn't say I am necessarily thankful that others did. Not upset that they did it, but not thankful, either. I suspect that we will see a degradation in service levels, frequency, affordability, and FF programs, regardless of who merges with whom. Trying to "save" one's airline seems like so much tilting at windmills to me.
Were I an investor, I would be angry, as DL won't reach the valuations that DL management promised them, anytime soon.
As for regrets? I didn't participate, so I have none. But, I wouldn't say I am necessarily thankful that others did. Not upset that they did it, but not thankful, either. I suspect that we will see a degradation in service levels, frequency, affordability, and FF programs, regardless of who merges with whom. Trying to "save" one's airline seems like so much tilting at windmills to me.
Were I an investor, I would be angry, as DL won't reach the valuations that DL management promised them, anytime soon.