Originally Posted by
The Juice
Why is it the passengers responsibility to care about pilot wages when there are pilots applying for these jobs and others willing to take concessions to fly them?
Seriously, there are pilots voting to take less money in order to take airplanes away from fellow union pilots. Why should a passenger care when pilots are willing canabilise eachother?
I get what you are saying buuuut....
I thought one of the biggest beefs that the Colgan crash families had was that they were under the impression they bought tickets on Continental. So if the public is aware of what is really going on--aware of the whipsaw at the regional level, they can put pressure on management. Today's consumer has such an abundance of information and so readily available. We really do vote with our wallets. Quality costs money, and I think the flying public ought to press for more uniformity between mainline and regional flying. When customers speak, management listens.