Originally Posted by
e6bpilot
Watterson and Kelly are up to something. MIA, IAH, and ORD are Legacy hub airports in markets that we already have a dominant presence. Operating in that zone has been happening a lot more in the last few years in small bits, but this is a huge leap forward in a very short time. I am interested to see what the end game is here.
I know one thing, any talk of concessions beyond what we have already given (This is the first year my take home pay has decreased YOY in a very long time) should immediately be off the table. It's going to be hard to find any employee group that has given more than we have already and I am not forcing my family to go without so that we can expand into new markets.
It's all pointing to something. I've said it time and time again and this time it may require more patience, but an acquisition was and is still planned. LUV is nowhere near dire straits, but why not play on the heartstrings of your employees. Kelly didn't forfeit his salary until the free money was gone. Kelly wants non-contract employees to take a pay cut after contract employees took a pay cut of 50% from May through August followed by an additional 6, 12 or 18 months leave. LUV employees have dealt with pay cuts since March 2019 when the Max was grounded.