Originally Posted by
GPullR
Because it can't sustain if your costs are the same. Simple. One main reason it works now because overall labor costs are low. If pilots get top pay, don't you think other work groups will want it and deserve it?? There goes business model.
Our cost are not the same. Not even close. Labor is a part of that, but so is fixed costs like cheaper real estate, lesser hotels, single type fleet, more efficient motors, higher density seating (and soon to be even more dense), not having clubs, outsourcing every station. Casm is all of that and more. The trouble with your thinking is that every other airline's pay is also going up. It is not like it is just spirit's costs that are going to increase. We match delta pay, that would certainly cause a problem competing with Frontier on cost, but dont ya think Frontier's pilots then wouldnt aim right our scale or better?