I spent a decade at a little airline called Comair. There were dozens of red flags over the years: displacements, bankruptcy, deferred orders, concessionary CBAs, lost flying bids... each time I thought to myself "This is just a setback, stick it out and you'll be glad you did."

We spent most of those years "Shrinking to Profitability" and then Delta said "You're too small and we're just shutting you down." In my time at JetBlue I have never felt like I was back at Comair. But this is really starting to feel like Comair.