Originally Posted by
full of luv
When you refer to "legacy costs", are you referring to the notion that practically the only thing that is substantially cheaper at the ULCC are employee wages. If so, then great job with the ULCC model, mission accomplished.
You know that's not true, right? All of our operating costs are lower than the big 3. Pilot compensation is lower of course, but so is everything else. United CASM is 12 cents/ mile, ours is 6 or less. That's half the cost per seat mile. You think that's only pilot compensation?