Originally Posted by FNG320
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Something to remember, JB, Airtran and SWA control the price in the market. If we raise prices, everyone will raise prices. You can bet that the other major airlines will not undercut our prices. They will be glad to match our increased prices. But these increased prices will allow us to make a lot more profit, while letting the other majors continue to loose money (while not quite as much). This will allow JB to fairly compensate us and plan for the pay raises. The idea of keeping market share and matching fairs has driven all of the majors into bankruptcy. We need to be leaders and set the flow and prices in the industy, and not followers of the "market share" gods.
IF mangement is using our cost to drive the majors down at the expense of employee pay, then they have no values and don't care about us.
Just my opinion....
FNG
Where did you pull that one out from? We (along with AAI and SWA) control the price in the market?
Do you remember our seige of LGB and other markets (to include ATL)?
Yea, the others just sat there and left their ticket prices where they were
Get a grip Man, we don't control squat. You think the market is controlled, just wait until DL and NW are running under backruptcy, then we'll be in a real bind.
Do I want more money, hell yes, but if it is gonna put us in a jam then I guess it just ain't worth the extra few bucks an hour, now is it?
But then........
just MY opinion......
P.S. The Pocket Sessions have ALWAYS been a joke from the pilots perspective but a real RA RA get 'em get 'em for the rest of the troops.
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