Originally Posted by
Hawaii50
How are we the problem when our new rates were a 45% increase for many at United and American and Airways weren't (and still aren't) even in the same zip code? We weren't the first ones to take massive paycuts either, the bar had already been lowered drastically. I'm angry when I look at what I made 12 years ago and compare it to now but blaming us for the sad state of the industry is wrong.
Where did I say ANYTHING about blaming us for the sad state of the industry? I said we're partially to blame for not having made more recovery. We set a bar that essentially says restoration is not our objective. In our position of leadership, it seems obvious that this is detrimental to anyone else that would pursue restoration.