Originally Posted by
dualinput
It’s already been mentioned but you don’t get it. It’s about utilization. Airplanes not flying at peak utilization is why we aren’t profitable and why the company is even at the table. Paying us delta pay wouldn’t make or break profitability. There are cost advantages elsewhere and utilization is a big part of that.
Pilots have never been and will never be in charge of making the airline profitable. That's why the beard gets his million dollar bonuses and stock options. If gas prices go up, they charge more. It's simple. Every airline's labor price is going up, so they will all charge more. The ULCC model depends on cramming more butts in the seats, charging for anything extra, and flying the crap out of the airplanes. Pilot compensation in line with legacies doesn't hinder that end. Airplanes sitting on the ground does, however.