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wow that does suck! I'm sure it will be fine by June though... usually airline strikes don't last THAT long... (right?) I'll keep my fingers crossed for you
I checked Southwest it would cost me around $700 as opposed to the $218 for Delta. I think I might have to go with a $364 ticket from American Airlines.
if you do end up on Delta, would you have a connection in Atlanta? Maybe we'd end up on the same connecting flight...
Bkng Meals/ Seat/ Day Date Flight Status Class City Time Other Cabin --- ----- --------------- ------ ----- ---------------- ------ ------ ------- Thu 15JUN DELTA 426 OK T LV ONTARIO 700A 11A AR ATLANTA 213P COACH
Thu 15JUN DELTA 349 OK T LV ATLANTA 317P 20A AR NASHVILLE 320P COACH
Mon 19JUN DELTA 853 OK T LV NASHVILLE 405P 14A AR ATLANTA 610P COACH
Mon 19JUN DELTA 391 OK T LV ATLANTA 940P M 42A AR ONTARIO 1125P COACH
This gives me hope... written by a Cincinnati journalist
DELTA STRIKE & TRAVEL PLANS
Reported and Web Produced by: John Matarese Updated: 04/05/06 17:09:12
Delta passengers are emailing me every day...Saying John, what happens to my ticket if Delta or Comair goes on strike? And a strike could realistically happen....in just a couple of weeks.
That's because Delta pilots this week voted to authorize a strike as early as April 16th.
Comair flight attendants have also authorized a strike.
So let's answer some common questions.
Q: Will other airlines honor Delta tickets?
A: Yes: Federal law requires other airlines to honor tickets for $50 or less.
Q: What if it was a free SkyMiles ticket?
A: Yes, other airlines have to honor that as well.
Q: How will I find a seat on another airline?
A: That could be tough: Delta and Comair operate 90% of local flights....very few seats would be available on other airlines.
Q: And if Delta pilots strike, would Comair still fly?
A: That depends if Comair employees honor delta picket lines.
However, most airline analysts are not expecting a strike...Because they say it would put Delta -- and its pilots -- out of business.
Kampy I'm actually leaving a day earlier, so that I can check out Nashville and make sure I don't miss anything on Thurs. I think I have the same connection though just a day early.
I just want to add that it might be a good idea to get your air line tickets now if anyone is waiting for better deals. I keep on hearing bout ticket prices for flights going up due to higher gas prices.
Is there really a reason to worry about a Delta strike?
Delta’s pilots voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to authorize their union to strike, and that has many fliers holding Delta tickets concerned about what their options are. "I didn't want our vacation to be ruined," Josh Bernoff, a Delta frequent flier, tells The New York Times (free registration). "One Delta agent I spoke with basically said, 'Don't worry about it.' That's easy for them to say." But despite Bernoff's conerns, if the showdown plays out the way some experts think, there may be little to reason to worry. "I don't think there's going to be a strike," says Roger King, an airline analyst at CreditSights. He believes the strike vote will serve mostly as a tool for leverage in negotiations with management. Industry analyst Mike Boyd agrees, telling CNN/Money he thinks there is about a 10% chance pilots will follow through on work stoppage at Delta –- despite the fact 94.7% of them voted to authorized a strike.
Even if there is a strike, Boyd wonders if some pilots might actually cross the picket line. "If you're a pilot, you have to vote in favor of a strike or you don't have leverage (in negotiations). That doesn't mean they'd really go out," Boyd says. "There aren't a lot of folks hiring pilots out there, and even if you get a job, you start at the bottom, at $15,000 or $20,000 a year." But Delta’s pilots are serious about a strike, warns Lee Moak, head of the Delta chapter of the pilots union. "We will not capitulate to these demands based on a fear of what may lie ahead. We understand the risks.”
Despite the risk, at least three airline/labor showdowns that seemed similarly perilous over the past few years have all resulted in last-minute agreements -- stare downs that ultimately cost passengers nothing more than a few anxious moments. Perhaps with that in mind, not all travelers are worried about this latest strike threat. “We've learned over the years to, indeed, take them in stride," travel agent Kaelin Rybak of The Travel Authority says to The Louisville Courier-Journal. "It's gotten to the point that there are so few strikes that lasted any length of time that people just assume a consensus will be reached."
The pilots unions tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (free registration) it is “still willing to pursue a consensual agreement,” but Moak repeated his warning that pilots are willing to walk out. "If our contract is rejected, we will strike," he says to The Associated Press. "I can't be more direct than that." And if that happens, Delta CEO Gerald Grinstein has previously warned the airline might not be able to survive even a brief strike lasting only 24 hours.
Next up: An arbitration panel handling the dispute says it will rule by April 15 on Delta’s request to void the pilots’ contracts. Meanwhile, Moak says he will meet in special session with union leaders today and ask them to give him the authority decide when and if to set a strike date.
too much over this...it will blow over by june. hang in there! 
