Originally Posted by
PositiveRate20
Some will stay. Most will leave unless the contract is on par with the legacies. Most of the people coming from the cadet programs are very young. To stay at a ULCC under current contracts vs going to a legacy will cost them MILLIONS over their career. Not to mention the total lack of operational support relative to the legacies. Why would anyone do that?
I do agree with that and this is why we need to make sure we all are on the same page and sink this merger ship with no votes until the contract and pay rates ensure that many will stay. This merger could very well put the combined company on a track to become the next Southwest in the future. The only way that will happen though is if new pilots can see it as another Southwest. The only way for that to happen is $$$.