Originally Posted by
Jett i son
Spirit gives all ages an opportunity.
Most classes have new hires in their 30s, 40s and 50s.
It is common to see FOs older than Capts.
More experienced pilots are hired at all majors currently.
Late 40s, is the new early 30s.
I have older friends hired at places where they know they will not make capt.
ISLIP is undeserved, and I would like to see us try it again.
I have reservations as to how the average Long Islander will adapt to the Spirit ways. That market is not the "Spirit type".
MCI is a good start.
It is further west that Spirit needs to look at many great markets.
OAK is always full. I believe we need a stronger presence in the North West, CA, AZ, UT, NM.
Any rumors about that?
The only west coast rumors I've heard is service to SEA (don't know which airport) and SLC. Those are the two largest holes in the west coast network.
I think cities such as MEM, STL, CVG, CLT and possibly IND must be on the list somewhere. They are all large with either limited LCC presence (MEM, CLT and CVG) or predominantly SWA cities like STL or IND - meaning we would have room to lower the average fares. I've also wondered about Texas expansion into cities like AUS or a return to SAT.