Originally Posted by
RIPV3
Will Spirit be able to maintain low ticket prices when more people are staying for a career rather than using it as a stepping stone (with all the associated increased employee costs), then throwing the desired legacy pay rates on top of that?
I would guess that pilot salaries are a drop in the bucket. If they want to grow and acquire airplanes, they are going to need pilots to fly them.
Edit: I just looked at the 2019 financial report and it shows the CASM is 7.93 and all (not just pilot) salaries and wages only come out to 2.07, or just over a quarter of the expenses.