Super EZ nailed it. If we add 50 new routes with much gusto and fanfare we likely subtracted 48 old routes that underperformed. On the bright side it’s good business sense to stop doing things that lose you money (or don’t make expected profits) but short term. In the long term, which most of us view doesn’t exist in Indigo’s plan, it shows your customer that they can’t count on you to be there the next time they need you.

As for the “doubling in size” I truly think that’s the plan because each airplane and pilot they add to move said airplane puts more money in their pocket. But I see it taking longer than they think and finding the number of pilots to fly them will be a difficult task even WITH a new contract.

And lastly, yeah, the NK and F9 pilot groups are both groups that have been beat up by management and that brings some commonality and solidarity. We’d all get along just fine after the obvious pain a SLI would bring.