That's a cop out. It is all related, and it all adds up. PBS was a big productivity concession, and I truly believe that we never got fully compensated for it. I have said this before and I will say it again. I want to see numbers comparing pre-PBS pilot requirements and payroll beside those even before the merger. Reserve requirements were able to be tightened... many more things other than the few you mentioned.. We will never see those comparisons because ALPA knows it would be eye watering.

I am not saying that I want to go back to LOT bidding, but to say it was a minor concession is disingenuous. The really fortunate thing was that we had DEX as a test bed and we really learned what an abortion PBS can be if not properly structured.