Originally Posted by
bozobigtop
Assuming mainline carriers can make money operating from small cities point to point in which I highly doubt. If I am paying non-stop I expect non-stop service no If, and, or but! Hub and spoke systems are based on cheap labor, and other cost savings.
Their business model is not your concern or your problem. They pay us to fly airplanes. They pay bean counters to count beans. They pay planners to plan.
The original poster says its not capitalism, but its not true. Company wants to pay a certain rate. There is a group of pilots who agree with that rate and fly the airplanes. It's just that simple. Pilot shortage is a direct result of capitalism working as its supposed to. The company wants to pay a certain rate but there is not enough pilots for a variety of reason to satisfy their need for pilots. What to do?