Originally Posted by
3inthegreen
The real money for the legacies is in international flying. ONE first class $17,000 ticket is as much income as 378 Spirit passengers at $44.99 a piece. And while I would love to make United rates and United retirement, in the long run the Spirit model can't support that. Spirit won't be able to survive in 15 years if it's paying out Legacy wages to its employees simply because it doesn't have Legacy size pockets. I'm all for getting a big increase in the next contract but there has to be a level of realism to it.
Sorry, but this is nonsense. Our pay is just a small piece of the expenses of the airline. If you analyze the relationship you are describing a little more in debt, you will see how flawed this way of thinking is. But don't feel bad, you are not the only one who has the same false impression.