Originally Posted by
ELAC321
Wrong. I've heard this argument too many times. To bank on break even furlough numbers is naive. Every airline will stem the losses to break even ASAP. By getting to cost neutral they hugely reduce risk of a slow recovery.
They will furlough as many as it takes to get into this position. If it ends up costing them a bit more in the future as things turn around it won't matter because there will be cash flowing in again.
Tourniquet for the bleeding will be the priority.
Anyone who's in a solid enough position might incur some risk lead turning the economy to be ready to grab market share. SWA maybe. Need some kind of trend vector to pull the trigger on that IMO... economic modelling seems like a crapshoot in this situation.