Originally Posted by dragon

If, as you said in another post, you don't want to fly international nor move to a Delta base, why on earth would you leave SWA? You lose seniority to become a commuter for what will effectively become a domestic only airline feeding the great Skyteam (is that kinda like the SkyNet from Terminator?).

SWA has good pay rates now, with an amendable contract and one can only hope that the new contract is better. Right now, I'm having a hard time telling anyone who wants to fly international, that Delta is the best airline. United has a lot of WB airframes and has a better growth potential from the retirement perspective (or so I've been told).

The sky is not falling but you might want to ask why we're losing new hires.