Originally Posted by
NewGuy01
It's amazing how few people understand how damaged the economy has already become. This second wave is like backing the car up and running that squirrel over again to take it out of it's misery. We've been in a recession since February. Even if the 'Rona vanished tomorrow I think we'd still see massive furloughs.
It probably hasn't hit rock bottom yet.
But if Rona up and vanished (ie vaccine) that would likely mitigate furloughs since managers (at any airline) would be able to predict a recovery trajectory based on economic conditions alone, and might be afraid to get caught with their pants down with SWA on the prowl.