Don’t be foolish. It sounds like you’re planning to give up a fair amount of future earnings just to have the opportunity to fly a big jet. SWA is still one of the most financially viable airlines and should be around for a long long time. Your seniority there will be better than as a newhire at a new airline anywhere else and you never get it back. Make lots of money at swa and then buy tickets on a WB to some cool place if it’s that important to you.

if you’re dead set on working for a legacy then sure go on and apply and see what the future looks like when you have a job offer. It’s possible that by then the next 3-5 years of an airline career will be stagnant no matter where you are.

WBA is cool but there’s a reason that many NBA can hold it but still choose not to, whether at a legacy or ‘stuck’ at swa.