1st year capt pay United 320 260
12 year capt pay Spirit 252

I enjoy everyone I fly with, and despise the Delta elitist mentality there . I am a believer in the business model and don’t want to start over at the bottom of a seniority list (swore to myself I never would after Covid). But pay increases are due, but I wouldn’t want to sell what “qol” we have left for just a few bucks more an hour. Gains need to be made, or else it’s hard to justify staying. If qol stuff is taken away or not improved and we don’t get more in line with other bus drivers pay scales, why stay. I’m not one who gets off on the name on the side of the plane like some people I know. My dad left a carrier that was bought by northwest a long time ago, took a chance on some airline that a lot of people talked s*it about and for a long while he questioned his move. He got on at the West of the South when they had 23 airplanes, and had a good run. Granted, he retired about 6 years ago and can’t stand where the company seems to be going now. Is the grass greener elsewhere….it’s winter so it’s all brown now but I want to believe that this place or some form of it will be successful and thrive.