Originally Posted by allthebest

I saw this the other day,

Even with the AAWO pay rates, you are still better off leaving the aawo to frontier/jetblue/southwest/spirit/ or other low-cost major than continuing to stay... even if the pay rate is permanent or you stay until the flow. The earlier you leave to a ULCC, the more money you will make over a decade, 50-100% more. Spirit/frontier guys make a LOT of money if you pick up trips and max out your credits. It really is not at all bad to retire at a ULCC... you will be much happier than AA/United/Delta guys.