Originally Posted by
HEMS driver
Fair enough. United Express is owned by UAL. Note how the "Express" is faded to emphasis "United." The brand is United. OWN IT!
That's the old pre-merger paint job that is no longer on the plane. But you are right, the branding is intentionally confusing to the customer.
Originally Posted by
jugofpropwash
Mapquest lists this as a 5hr 13min drive. If upping the offer to take a later flight didn't get enough volunteers, then the airline could have had a driver drive the employees to their destination - driving wouldn't have taken much longer than the delay.
Sounds good in hindsight but might not be contractual for a mainline crew. Also, additional rest might be needed for a reserve crew to make a morning departure, depending on when they went on call.
United's pilots are ALPA, I believe Republic's are Teamsters.