Originally Posted by full of luv

Myth that is falsely propagated. Only lcc airlines received govt "loans" , you said bailout, post 9-11. UAL was actually rejected and DAL and AA never applied.

Only airline I remember specifically was lcc awa at the time but as I remember all the loans were repaid with interest so the govt actually made money off that deal.

You hear this urban myth all the time though so I don't fault the youngsters for repeating it.

It wouldn't surprise me if the lcc Mgmt itself likes to propagate the idea that proper pay for pilots lead the legacies to their demise and not ill conceived Mgmt desire to capture/ maintain market share. It serves their narrative that "we're lccs and we don't pay employees what the legacies pay despite you do the same exact job, with less support in many cases, than other legacy pilots.

Your Mgmt likes you to believe that legacy pay will lead to the demise of lccs and not poor mgmt decisions.