Posted on 09/12/2005 3:15:48 PM PDT by AGreatPer
Just reported that Delta will file for Chapter 11 within 48 hours.
My words - Northwestern won't be far behind.
There go my air miles that took me 2 years to build.
well, since they are gonna be in bankrupcy in the next couple days, it may be late. Maybe I should book a bunch of trips!
Well, considering your example of competition (aeroflot) I'd say it's a little unfair. I was thinking more along the lines of BA, Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, Malaysian, Korean, Asiana, Malaysian, Turkish, Gulf Air and Emirates, all of which I have flown and all of which are definitely superior to Delta. I probably left a few out.
NWA's frequent flyer miles are worth half those of the other majors, because the only have 1-2 seats at the 25k rate, the rest are 50k for a domestic ticket.
The transition to Chapter 11 is seamless. It is to their advantage that it be so. Odds are very high your reservation will be just fine.
Only if there is a Chapter 7 liquidation (possible, unfortunately) would your reservation be in danger.
Correction: The Mississippi River Delta is underwater. The Mississippi Delta is located between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers, and is actually considered an old delta of the Arkansas River.
Got upgraded to first class (Delta Gold), although the person right behind me could have been Fran Dreshler (The Nanny). Nasal, Lawn-guy-land accent and talked incessently.
Happy to report that I survived this torture test without incidence.
Delta sucks.
Back in March, my daughter and I went to New Orleans. She visited Tulane and I had a convention. The security lines were long and I think there was a heighten security. We finally got thru the groping and arrived at the gate five (5) minutes before departure.
The plane had already taken off.
Seems as though the pilot can leave early if he so desires. But with the security in place that day, any dork would have come to the conclusion that delaying departure for a half-hour or so would have served the customers quite better than leaving five minutes before scheduled departure.
today was the first Delta flight I've taken since March. In the past 10 years, I've averaged 78,000 miles per year and in 2005 I'll be lucky to get 20K.
Good news is that my daughter was accepted into a 7-year MD program.
Bad new is I really don't give a flyin' f*ck whether Delta survives or not. I suspect the union pensions will be assigned to the federal retirement fund.
Very nice take, Owen. You are a bright guy.
Very nice insight. Upon this rock ye shall build . . .
You are right.
Southwest IS a union carrier.
The unofficial motto of Northwest for many years has been "Ya Got There, Didn't Ya?"
We were stranded in Memphis on Christmas Eve, ended up sleeping in the airport as the shrieking employees told us that regardless of what we'd been promised during our long wait in Toronto, they were NOT giving us hotel rooms for an Act of God and we could just "Get out ma face!" The next day -- Christmas Day -- we were stranded by a wildcat 'sick-out' by baggage handlers and it took our very persistent pilot and the CEO of Northwest to get our baggage loaded on by lunch time on Christmas Day. Then when we got to Montgomery it took the National Guard to get our bags unloaded. Through it all the employees behaved like they worked for CNN, except for those aboard our stranded plane, who kindly opened the bar and helped telephone our families who also spent Christmas waiting for us at the airport. On the way home they left our bags on the tarmac (in the rain) at Memphis and took a day and a half to get my bags to me, complete with soaked Christmas presents inside.
Delta didn't retire their 727s until April 2003. They're still flying old 737-200s too. I guess their reasoning is just like Northwest's with their old DC-9s...they're paid for, so why not use them as long as you can?
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I responded, "I suppose nothing, but I thought you would like to know so you could have a good laugh at a customer's expense!"
I went back and sat down in that seat and refused reseating. That was the last time I ever flew Delta.
Those obnoxious union thugs will be getting what they have deserved for a long, long time!
You sure remind me of a few liberals I know!
Sorry C'girl, I think since the stock becomes worthless, that the miles must go! It is just another unsecured liability. But don't feel alone, all the workers pensions are also unsecured; your miles are way down the list. An airline employee with 20 years sees his pension promise go up in smoke! Depends on the judge though, and the airlines' plan to emerge from bankrupcty.
All we ask for in the airline buisiness is a LEVEL playingfield. Starup carriers that get FREE airplanes from Airbus for the first 5 years drive prices below sustainable wages. Then the government throws in NEW fees post 911, that otherwise would have seen airlines recovering. My airline, Continental; was profitable PRIOR to 911 and would have been profitable AFTER 911 without the new government imposed fees!We did not take a bailout loan. The employees voted a paycut to help the airline, which means the new Government Security fees are in effect,being paid for by the employees!
Delta will not cease operations, curtail some flights perhaps, but it will be business as usual. Legacy airlines, particularly those with the assets Delta has usually continue on operationally without missing a beat.
Aren't all Deltans bald-headed celibates?
True. I'm still hoping Hooters Airlines will start flying to Seattle! ;o)
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