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P8ASW
From a longevity standpoint, do any of you think Frontier may be a bigger risk than United over the next 20 years?
I figure if both made it through the first round of COVID, either should be safe. Curious your thoughts?
Comparing the two airlines’ longevity based on the last year and a half isn’t fair. The only reason the industry as a whole isn’t wildly different is the PSP. Without it you would’ve seen real pain and it would’ve been a more fair comparison of each airlines’ strengths and weaknesses. My biased opinion is that without PSP Frontier would be in an even stronger position relative to United. As far as either airline surviving though I don’t think either is in doubt. United isn’t going anywhere. And the only way the Frontier brand disappears is with a merger/buyout and, while painful, that just means the pilots wear different uniforms, not file for unemployment.