Originally Posted by
SystemB
I’m very happy for the AS pilots. I have friends there. However, every company is in very different situations. Alaska has little international exposure, for example.
Also, it’s not over until it’s over. And unfortunately, it’s far from over. Hopefully AS (and many others) won’t have to furlough in the end, but I’m not so sure.
This is correct. AS and SWA have bought themselves time by retaining staff for a domestic demand recovery. But there still has to be a recovery for next summer. I think a vaccine(s) is pretty much needed for that to happen. A miracle treatment (mono-clonal antibodies?) would probably help, but I think the public would just prefer to be confidant that they're not going to get covid in the first place.