Rumor was that hundreds of Airbus pilots from these carriers converged on the Envoy pilot recruitment offices begging for and in some cases demanding interviews. Supposedly the authorities were called including a riot squad and tear gas was needed to break up the melee. It was reported that many of these pilots were screaming they would pay for their own training and sleep on the RJ's to help reduce costs. Others were said to be folding up $100 bills into paper airplanes and attempting to fly them through the windows of the recruitment office. Someone said before it was broken up, at one point a certain Envoy ALPA rep arrived and began leading the pleading crowd in a hand-holding rendition of 'Kumbaya' wearing a tee-shirt that said "It's a good time to be an Envoy pilot" on the front and "The tide has turned" on the back.

The story told indicated quite a chaotic, but heart-warming scene.