Originally Posted by
nopac6
You’re right, none of us know what the future holds. Which is why I’m looking at what’s happening NOW. My point is that if things don’t improve significantly from what we’re seeing NOW, the company can easily furlough 5000+ immediately come October 1st. There are many on here saying that we’re somehow immune to those kinds of cutbacks because of the training situation. Total 100% BS. If traffic doesn’t improve substantially, they’ll do what they have to to stop the bleeding and they won’t be sitting around calculating whether it “makes financial sense in the long run.” They won’t have that luxury.
I agree with your point that there’s no point in dwelling on this and making ourselves miserable but that’s not what I’m doing. I’m trying to add another viewpoint to counter the people who can’t seem to come to grips with reality.
I’d wager about 8000 will be gone, bankruptcy and eventually liquidation as AA and DL move in for the kill. Southwest will triple in size taking the guppies. Sounds strange, but we are in strange times indeed and about to see crazy stuff no one had even thought about.