Just to be on the safe side

[jseal]

Gentlefolk,

If anyone is planning to fly soon, you may want to keep in mind that both Delta and Northwest Airlines are likely to declare Chapter 11 this month.

[Lilith]

Thanks for the heads up. I'm debating a trip for graduation and I will keep that in mind while shopping.

[mayhem1978]

OK now ya got me interested. im flying AA from Heathrow to Chicargo then local to Minneapolis. I should be ok but i wanna know what happened to them. What the heck is Chapter 11?

[dicksbro]

Chapter 11 is going bankrupt but seeking a way through the courts to reorganize and re-establish business viability. (I'm by no means an authority and may not have said it exactly right, but that's my understanding of filing Chapter 11.)

[osuche]

And (of course) I have tix on Delta for Thanksgiving (SFO to CMH), and m mom has tickets on Delta to come out for 3 weeks over Christmas.

Aren't I glad I'm a Platinum on Delta? :spin:

[fredchabotnick]

I wouldn't worry too much, AA and United did it earlier. I would worry more about the ongoing Northwest mechanics strike, I think that'll mess with the schedules more.

[scotzoidman]

I wouldn't worry too much, AA and United did it earlier. I would worry more about the ongoing Northwest mechanics strike, I think that'll mess with the schedules more.
not to mention that EVERYONE wants to ride in a vehicle where the last grease monkey to tighten the bolts was a pissed-off overworked undertrained underpaid scab...