except I don't think thump meant that in an arrogant way.
You're probably right and I probably shouldn't have jumped on it that hard, but it was also a valid point.
I think folks do tend to get a little too wrapped around the axle with their sights set on the airlines, however...it's a big, wide industry out there, with a lot of opportunities if people will just keep their eyes open and their options clear. Never look a gift horse in the mouth, and never forget in the quest to push through one's career that the shortest distance between two points in one's goal setting is usually the great circle route.