Originally Posted by
Dave Fitzgerald
Agreed, this crisis if you can call it that, will be relatively short lived in terms of an airline career.
However, last time, it took almost 3 years for airlines to recover from SARS to get back to where we were. Humanity as a species is not a logical creature...it will take more time to build the traffic back up again. People's habits change, and certainly this virus has the potential to change societal habits, like travel.
I just hope the airlines handle it better than last time. And so far I'm not optmistic. Cancelling the Mar 3rd NH class with 3 days notice was not cool. In the grand scheme of things, 1 class really won't make a difference either way to UAL, but it certainly makes a difference on a personal level.
What is the alternative.. hire, train , then lay them off in 2 months?
Look on the bright side....
The new Purple uniform will likely be sidelined for a year.
Edit. Having been through that myself more than once in my 40 year career, I can sympathize.
As a senior WB captain with less than a year I would consider leaving early if the company came up with a viable plan. However with all the political wrangling that goes on in ALPA, I’m doubtful they could get an agreement any time soon...especially with the contract open.