Originally Posted by
Aero1900
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?
Our union at spirit has said an industry leading pilot contract would not take CASM above 6 cents. We are around 5.5 now I believe. Pilots certainly move the needle being the highest paid labor group but in the overall cost of running the airline it's a drop in the bucket.