General Lee
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Yes, the strike did cost Delta a hunk of money but they were the cause of the strike in the first instance. They just thought that scum like Comair would never dare to strike the almighty Delta. Their "real" pilots never did, so why would they expect different from a collection of riff-raff? Turns out they were wrong. We will never know but, IMO, there would never have been a strike if DAL had not acquired CMR.
I'm sure they haven't forgotten it but that doesn't matter; they hated Comair's guts before they bought it and they still do.
Delta didn't buy Comair because they wanted it; they bought it to keep it from ever coming into its own. From that perspective, their plan was a success, all be it a very expensive one.
HAHAHAHAHA. Wait, let me get it straight. Delta bought Comair, at the time a commuter with Bandarantes and Shorts 360s, because they were scared of it? Riiiiiiiiight. Next. Had Delta not offered Comair the regional position in CVG as a Delta Connection, it would have gone up against someone else, and gotten smashed. It grew because of the relationship, and then bit the hand that fed it.
Bye Bye--General Lee