Originally Posted by
tailendcharlie
I think the next few months will be telling - do enough Allegiant pilots finally wake up & look past their next months’ home-every-night schedule to realize the long-term implications of missing this hiring wave? If you see attrition start to snowball to where it’s 25,30,40 per month then this place won’t be able to downsize or recalibrate fast enough to avoid meltdown.
If it continues at the current 15 or 20 per month then I think with some targeted base closings & downsizing they can still make it work enough to remain viable.
Don't discount the home every night aspect. I get that it's not a big deal to some, but it's huge for some guys. I'm happy to leave money on the table if I can truly be home every night. Sadly, it looks like allegiant has other problems in the mix, being sent TDY is kind of a deal like to the home every night selling point. If it weren't for the threat of TDY I probably wouldn't even be looking elsewhere. But I don't want to sign up to be home every night in another town. Pay does need to come up some, but it doesn't have to match Delta.