Exactly. This is why, in my opinion, nothing will happen until after Jan 1. Keeping extra pilots for 2 more months is not even close to what’s going to decide whether this place survives or not (assuming absolute worst case scenario). It just isn’t.

Anyhow, think about this. When this mess first started it was BAD. The first two Townhalls and emails were BAD. “No idea when demand is going to return” etc.

Then the third (maybe fourth) email or TH there was the “a glimmer of hope of demand returning” and then BOOM (seemingly out of nowhere) they announce June 200-300 a day and July were flying 550 a day.

I think if you were to ask, and get an honest answer, TC and Co. would have told you your crazy if you told them we would fly the schedule we did in June/July. I think it came back faster than they truly expected.

Now depending on who you talk to and what numbers they used, we essentially broke even in June flying 300 a day or so. That is very good for us going forward.

Given how fast things came back in June/July, I don’t see them changing staffing until after the
holidays. I think they want to really really really be ready to take advantage of those 6 weeks. By then most (I have to think) International destinations (def money makers) will be back open as well.

If the holidays suck, there is a “second wave” or the “first wave” right now is still going on, then yeah I think we will see some happening. Who knows. Time will tell. It sucks waiting, but that’s all we can do.