So could we have?
...I mean really?

The votes have been counted so it's pointless, but nobody knows if we could have done better. All I know is what I believed when I cast my vote and what I believe to this day. That being that we had reached a point of diminishing returns and that voting no would possibly mean another month or two, or just as likely another year or two.

You are right about the TRO though. The TRO was just an instrument for Spirit management to save face. What you're not seeing is that the meltdown of May 2017 cost millions. Yes, it was a direct result of poor planning by the company, but it would have been insignificant in comparison if pilots were answering their phones or picking up open time. You can believe it or not but the NMB took that into consideration in regard to considering our release.

On a positive note, you've got a seniority number and the industry is growing everywhere. Stick around to see what happens or start over somewhere else. It doesn't suck.