Originally Posted by
Cujo665
Your value to the company is directly proportional to the revenue you create. They can't pay a guy flying a 50 seat jet the same as a guy flying a 166 seat jet. The revenue generated isn't even close. It's over 3 times the revenue on a much lower CASM.
This is the same reason major league sports players earn more than the minor league players. They play the same game, and do the same job. One just generates much more revenue.
That would be accurate if no regional passenger ever connected. How much money did a major make off the guy I flew PIA-ORD who had a business class ticket to Hong Kong?