Originally Posted by
ColdWhiskey
Before someone coined the ULCC term, there was the LCC title. Southwest Airlines championed that phrase with their low fares. They did this while paying their employees industry leading wages and benefits. SWA pilots NEGOTIATED that while being an LCC.
Not sure how far back your talking about but prior to 9/11 their pay was well below industry average. Being profitable thanks to product quality, fuel hedges, market etc helped them get ahead of everyone.