I checked at Flyertalk and didn't see any uproar on the Delta forum. It's scary to think about, because our flights in November are on Delta and I got a heck of a deal on First Class between ATL and LAX.

I'm trying to remember the Eastern thing; I know I was reading travel boards on AOL, and people who were planning to be in the Caribbean and were flying Eastern, were talking about buying back-up (refundable) tickets on other carriers. But the problem there was Eastern's near-monopoly between the islands.