I agree. They literally spent 20 mins straight, on the last Flt Ops Townhall, about increasing pay for rampers and launching a bonus program. Granted pilots are a lot more per hour than ramp crew, but you get the idea.

They could have easily downplayed ramp crews and said “it is what it is, eberyone is dealing/struggling with”, but instead seem to be proactive about it.

If they have visions for a WN style airline (700-750 airframes) there’s zero doubt pay will be coming up. I highly highly doubt this place stops growing come ‘27.

Finally I’ll add this. Yes we are “ULCC” but I don’t think some people that work here realize just how much our tickets are. 8 weeks ago when I looked at our schedule and tried to “buy” tickets to CUN (from DFW) for mid June. It was $400 ONE WAY.

I’ve done lots of “bookings” throughout the system and I think it would surprise a lot of you just how much we are charging. An increase in pilot pay is not remotely the reason why we would suddenly be unprofitable. You can believe what you would like.