Originally Posted by
dremaldent
ZW doesn't care about losing money in the short-term. To the owners, the airline is an investment. ZW doesn't need to stay profitable throughout this to stay alive, it just needs a war chest to limp along until it can be profitable again.
that’s my point, ZW can limp along at a loss for the next few years knowing they will come out of the other side with less competition. The companies that are either partly or wholly owned by major or ones that are publicly traded have a lot more pressure to break even or make a profit at all cost. Short term United had to get rid of something it was dumping money into to show investors that’s its doing everything it can so save money.