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Originally Posted by kellwolf  Question is, do you now have to pay the $50 fee? We could fly fee free on NWA, but on Delta we have to pay $50 a year to get in the system....even to jumpseat.
As of right now, only the guys on the Delta side of the flying get Delta bennies here. Ramp rumor is Pinnacle employees are gonna get Delta bennies system wide, but for some reason the pilots always seem to have a different benefits schedule than the rank and file. For example, we don't get on-time bonuses, but the rampers, CSAs and the rest do. That's probably more of a contract issue, but one of the GOOD things is the pilots have a different (cheaper and better) health insurance package. But I digress....
No word AFAIK of Pinnacle getting system wide Delta benefits. |
Delta's always been strict on who gets Delta nonrev bennies at contracted companies. Per Delta, only pilots and personnel directly involved with that contrator's DCI operations are entitled to Delta nonrev bennies. They take the easy way out and give it to just the pilots. At Mesa it was easy because eveyone was split up into Mesa and Freedom, except MX Control, AOG Desk and materials. Since we supported both operations we we were able to get Delta bennies. I had HP, US, DL, and UA (which I had to pay .05/mile fee).