Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
How did Spirit get to self-help?
I didn't follow their plight until they struck.
Originally Posted by
BigGuns
They got to self help because they control a negligible amount of market share.
BigGuns has it right. Spirit was a freebie. No disruption to the national travel infrastructure. A Delta shutdown would be a whole different ball game.
Plus ALPA did a good job at the things I mentioned before. They came prepared with all the E&FA numbers and convinced the NMB that the pilots were being reasonable and it was management that needed a little extra motivation to cut a deal.