Fair enough. Just in case you change your mind though, Spirit, Jetblue and to a lesser extent, Frontier, are a step up from any regional. I wouldn't consider Allegiant or Virgin America in the same category necessarily. However, it might not be a bad place to wait it out for the Big 3 depending upon where you are in line for flow.

It's not easy getting hired at an LCC either. I spent lots of time networking and went to an OBAP, WIA, Jetblue job fair and two Spirit fairs before I got the call. After 2 years at NK, I can say far and away it's a major step up. On 3rd year pay and less than a year left to upgrade, I'm making 10 year Eagle CA pay due to our soft credit that's pretty easy to get with a bit of seniority.

NK folks are leaving for United pretty regularly too. That's really the only one I'm hearing much about. Rarely hear about people leaving for Delta and never AA. Although we still have furloughed AA guys here who have to make a decision by March 2016. Many of them are leaning toward staying here.