Originally Posted by
ethan17
It's hard to pay good wages when your competitors are all getting federal subsidies. It's like when Delta was complaining about Emirates, except reversed. The enilria blog has a write up on it.
http://subsidies-hurt-startups.enilria.com
Covid. The startups have benefited from the shutdown of several regional airlines, hiring people they wouldn't have been able to get at their current price-point. We'll see how long they can keep them now, and how far they'll go to try.