Originally Posted by
jerryleber
The industry is fundamentally changed enjoying unprecedented pricing power since deregulation, but without MASSIVE government intervention the Covid pandemic would have bankrupted most airlines. How soon we forget.
And if you don't think 28,000 United pilots by 2030 is emotionally based then you aren't paying attention.
To the tune of 63B. We were on the government doll for 18 months!! Prolly maxed out our lifetime welfare bennies. Short of that, the furloughs and bankruptcies would have been massive. Thanks be to Uncle Sam.