FOs got a 30% pay raise versus a 15% captains got. That difference is replacing the retention bonus. I haven’t done the math myself, but that 15% is about equal to the retention bonus. Plus you see it sooner and if you work more it benefits you more as well.

Certainly not propping up the company as I still think all rates and rules should have been better. Just explaining. And it is a win in the respect that it is hard pay instead of LOAs that are more easily eliminated.