Compass is much faster to get an upgrade and get out, you are guaranteed a West cost base. The price - less security. Who knows when the contracts will walk out the door. If your comfortable gambling on the future, CP is a good choice.

It will be harder to get a west coast base and upgrade into a west coast base at Skywest. OO is however much more secure.

If your flexible and can gamble, by the time you hold the West at OO at CP you’ll already be gone to a major.