They say it takes 24 months to actually be worthwhile for a furlough to make sense. I was furloughed in AIRTRAN and when our class got called back our CEO BOB F. was there to explain that it was a mistake due to the fact we weren’t out that long. With that being said the legacy carriers have huge international presence in Asia and Europe! These markets might take a very long time to come back to the levels that sustain them profit wise.