Originally Posted by
TurboFanMan
I heard we are over lapping with Spirt in the neighborhood of 30 percent. I don't know that to be fact, but read it somewhere.
I for one hope a merger with them doesn't happen. Contract being a big part of that. I'm not convinced that anyone is interested in sharing the pie anyways. Half a million a day in profits, and only 4 percent market share. Sky's the limit on putting money in Indigos pockets if you ask me. Just my .02 cents.
The same thing could be said about Spirit as a standalone airline, however, they are starting to step on each other's toes a bit. The growth of each is starting to cause more overlap and competition on a few routes. Frontier gives Spirit an instant presence in the West and more A/C orders. Franke says he sees more consolidation among LCCs in the U.S., and he likely has the power to make it happen. Among remaining LCCs (Frontier, Spirit, JetBlue, and Allegiant), this union seems to be a no-brainer. If it happens, it'll be a bad deal for contract prospects on both sides. The SLI SEEMS like it would be fairly straightforward...both ALPA, same A/C, similar career expectations...but management would probably be able to stall long enough to negotiate a deal at a more favorable time for them, and get a couple more years of discounted labor in the meantime.