Originally Posted by
MstrAv8r
This is probably the worst rationalization of a flawed perspective that I have ever read. Bus pilots are bus pilots. Pay scales should be comparable across the board. If the ULCC can’t afford to pay-to-play, their business model is flawed.
The ULCC business model is flawed; the legacies have countered ULCCs by matching their fares with Basic Economy. And the legacies skim off the ULCC's (profitable) top fare buckets so that ULCCs aren't able to be much more than marginally profitable. The legacies will let ULCCs run their $29 loss leader sales all day long, but start matching ULCC fares as soon as the fare gets close to $100.