Delta CEO gives up seat on flight to accommodate more standby passengers

[SleepyatDVC]

Not sure if this has been posted before. Tried to do a search and didn't find it. Thought it was a very nice story about the Delta CEO leading by example without expectations of how his actions would go viral and be good PR.

Hope the links work.

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/delta-airlines-ceo-seat-passenger/story?id=19474929#.UdG4VTvOkhU

https://www.facebook.com/jessie.frank1/posts/10151605651656245

 

[Greysword]

I don't think he actually got off the plane and delayed anything; rather, he sat in the cockpit jump seat.

 

[kathie859]

Frankly, I'd expect any airline employee to do the same. Certainly, it was a nice gesture and he didn't make it a "grandstand" move, BUT remember it was just in the last week or 2 that Delta was fined by the government for their excessive overbooking and failure to inform fliers of their rights to compensation if bumped from their flight.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Frankly, I'd expect any airline employee to do the same. Certainly, it was a nice gesture and he didn't make it a "grandstand" move, BUT remember it was just in the last week or 2 that Delta was fined by the government for their excessive overbooking and failure to inform fliers of their rights to compensation if bumped from their flight.

Yes. Why is this a big deal? It's the least he could do.

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

Maybe because it is the opposite of the Spirit CEO's view is?

And airline employees can't always give up their seats. If they are needed in the next city to get a flight staffed it is better overall to bump one passenger then have 200 or so stuck waiting on a crew