It JUST DOESN’T MATTER.

Southwest and the other single-type fleet airlines have a far superior model for this situation, much less dependent on business and international flying and much less affected by training churn if displacements and furloughs become necessary. And much less dependent on regional feed which will be hit badly next year by scope limitations based on this years reduced parent major blockhours.

Yes, a rising tide lifts all boats and an ebbing tide lowers them all too, but in this case the different models don’t allow that tide to affect them all EQUALLY.

You don’t have to wish ill on the employees of other carriers to acknowledge that some business models are going to do better than others in the new environment.

Or that it is in the nature of management - indeed, part of their due diligence to stockholders - to take advantage of opportunities to gain market share:



Airlines have been deregulated. They ain’t a public utility any more. And Capitalism is always a little cutthroat.



It’s gonna happen.