The reason you’re making that money is because those before you chose to pull the ladder up behind them. Now you are advocating the same behavior. Why should good pilots have to walk a mile in my shoes? My shoes are garbage, I wouldn’t want anyone to walk in them if I could prevent it.

Also, I don’t know if new hire bonuses are prohibited here without addressing the entire pay scale. If they aren’t I would’ve expected Spirit would’ve used them by now to keep the mins up. Another question to my roadshow list. They shouldn’t be able to use them imo.