Originally Posted by Margaritaville

Don't forget the fact that Allegiant captains are also expected to do everyone else's job. We are basically on our own out there with very little help or oversight. We are the ones who have to deal with and coordinate when the poop hits the fan. That doesn't happen at the legacies. You have whole teams of competent people who basically take care of everything for you. You literally just show up and fly and if there's a problem you let the experts deal with it. At allegiant you have to coordinate maintenance, crew service, ops, your crew, dispatch. Much higher workload.